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If you read my previous post, you understand my yearning heart these days. Our heavenly Father has been my source of strength. Yet my heart tightens with each day that passes without word on our child. And we have been facing the difficulty of ring worm's annual visit to our house. The worm leaves me with loads of laundry daily (around 15 loads last Saturday), to wash away the fungus from everything Rusty has touched in the last month. Experts say that ring worm can last on surfaces for up to one year. Thinking about all the places that leaves to uncontaminate is exhausting. Rusty and I bond each day over his anti-fungal baths. (I think he might be feeling a little resentment towards me now!) I am trying to take Nehemiah's command to heart: "Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength." And so here was a funny spot of joy I saw today in the dishwasher. I do not know if you find a little spot of spilled food that looks like a duck humorous, but it t...

Beautiful, healthy Rusty Ring worm infested, sick Rusty (2 years ago) If a picture is worth a thousand words, these two should speak volumes. The comparison should hopefully explain more than my words ever could why I have been so disheartened that Rusty's ring worm has returned. What's worse than having a dog devastated by ring worm? Knowing that I gave it to him... twice. I struggle to conquer the ring worm that has returned to my arms every winter for the last 13 years. Poor Rusty has gotten caught in the middle of that battle simply because he likes to cuddle. Two years ago, it cost us more than $2000 to eradicate his ring worm. It spread like wildfire across a parched prairie because he takes steroids for his allergies. Apparently, steroids feed ring worm. Thus, the fear and anxiety when I noticed a bald patch on his leg last week. Two days later, six bald patches. Scott wonders if I should take Rusty to the vet. But I started treating him wi...