And Thereby Hangs a Tale: What I Really Know about the Devoted Life I Learned from My Dogs

Reaching out to the millions of dog and animal lovers, David Teems offers delightful stories that highlight spiritual principles through the antics and love of his canine companions. **Just ask the dog** A dog makes devotion look as if it is the best part of life. And why shouldn't it be? Author and musician David Teems examines the possibilities. Using dogs as a playful yet powerful image of devotion, he gives you a glimpse of what the devoted life is, what it looks like, how it behaves, the possibility of attaining it, and what little work it has to be. The devoted life is filled with: - uncommon love - irrepressible joy - deep and immovable contentment - wonder and fascination - communion with God Worship is meant to be a way of life, a continuous day-by-day, moment-by-moment event that engages the divine among the ordinary—a life of pure possibility, life as it should be, as it was designed to be. Preface So inevitably dog Presence is everything It's almost like being in love Saint Bernard Oh, how the world doth wag If I love you, who cares what time it is? Stick your head out the window if you don't believe me The joy of being who I am If only I could love like that And finally, it was my dogs who taught me to stop and smell? well, everything! The incredible journey.