Apple is a rescue dog. At ten months old, she was a pregnant and homeless teenager. There was no room in the inn, so she was sent to the Nogales shelter, where she was deemed undesirable (they thought she was a pit bull and would be difficult to place). So Apple was scheduled to be euthanized, her short life almost over before it began. Then good things began to happen for Apple. A woman who runs a private animal rescue visited the shelter and saw something in Apple, saw that she’s a cattle dog with a good heart and a lot to give. And so Apple was taken to a foster home in Hereford, where she gave birth to three puppies, though she was still a puppy herself.

Ever worry about something? Seems like there’s an awful lot to worry about these days: pandemics, elections, racism, wildfires, church conferences, even just figuring out what to make for dinner. There is so much to worry about, and all we can do is to do what we can do. So much in life is out of our control.