Blog Post 17 Dinah

​Hi everyone I’m Dinah.  I will admit I am not a formal member of the St. Matthew by the Lake pet family but I do have a couple of connections.  You see I am a formally trained comfort dog for Trinity Lutheran Church in Auburn Illinois.  Two of my handlers, those people who take me places, just happen to be Pastor Colleen’s brother Lamar and his wife Kathy.  I’ve also been to Benton KY on a couple of occasions.   That picture of me in the car was taken when I was on my way to Benton.  When in Benton I visit those students and others affected by that nasty shooting that took place at the school.  My job is to be a friend and provide a calming influence to humans that will allow them to open up their hearts and receive help for what is affecting them.  We all need a great deal of help these days with this pandemic and all the turmoil in our country and the world.  I might look a little sad in that picture of me in the pool.  That’s because I don’t get to get around to see people the same way I did before this pandemic. I too have had to keep a social distance.  Instead of visiting people in nursing homes and letting them pet my fur, I have to look in at them from the window and it’s just not the same. When I get down I remember my Bible verse, yes, I have one of those.  It is Genesis 28:15 “I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land.  I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”  I don’t believe God is done with any of us and God will be with us, through all those tragedies we face in this life, all the turmoil in our country and this pandemic.