so there i was, last night, sound checking at a church i would be giving a concert at that night. about 5 minutes before the students arrived, i looked over at gabby who was running around the church. keep in mind, she's 6 months old and completely potty trained. for whatever reason gabby looked up at me, stopped in her tracks, and started peeing on the carpet, just to the right of the stage.
unreal.
so i'm trying to take my guitar off while gently screaming "No GABBY!" but the second i got to her, she had already unloaded. bladder was officially empty. and the carpet was wet. and i was embarrassed. so yes, my dog peed in church.
too bad that's not the first time something like this has happened. two months ago, i was playing for a disciple now in waco and i let gabby into the church during sound check. again, knowing that she's potty trained. but then jenny starts banging on the drum set and gabby apparently got scared at all the ruckus and guess what? gabby went to the back row, somehow got under a chair and pooped.
i would've rather the pee. but no, in waco she decided she needed to poop. sorry if this grosses you out, but i have a point, trust me.
so the youth minister thought it was a 7th grade boy playing a joke. i had to tell him it was my puppy. oh the shame! what's worse, someone stepped in it and it smelled and then 5 minutes later we had to begin worship. wow. what an intro! hi, i'm lindsey kane and that was my dog that pooped in your church.
ouch.
so i confessed, and cleaned it up and continued on to lead worship but i realized something very important about this fiasco. gabby is a dog. she was doing exactly what dogs do. when they have to poop and pee and can't get outside fast enough, they go inside. they dont try to hide their "stuff". they have no choice but to be real with who they are. dogs will be dogs. talk about authenticity, gabby was being real. she didn't try to fool people into thinking her stuff didn't stink.
so many times we go to church and we put on a mask and we present a false identity to people. we act like everything is ok, despite the pain and inner turmoil. we try and act like our stuff doesn't stink. but it does! we all sin, so let's just be real about it! life is hard, and we will always have struggles and issues this side of heaven. but Paul told us to BOAST in our weaknesses. so let's get real with our pain and our issues. let's be authentic at church and share our pain and struggles with our brothers and sisters in Christ. hope y'all can see the correlation between gabby's carpet adventures and being authentic as Christians, because i sure do!
look at that face! how can you be mad at the lil' pooper?
5 comments:
Thank you for that inspirational comment. It was just what I needed to read. Now, next time I poop in church, I won't feel nearly as self-conscious about it.
HA! I feel your pain. I have an almost year old golden retriever...she's been potty trained since 3 months old but she's still had her share of accidents. She's going through a stubborn stage right now and its like everything she's learned/been taught has flown out the window
Though she's never pooped in church...
But that furry face...you can't get mad when you look at that face!
welcome to the world of pet owners. Ella booty poops on the floor almost everyday now. she was completely potty trained and then with the new puppy (paisley) i guess she decided she liked my living room floor better than the grass. grrrr. and we have such nice grass for her to poop in, too.
My sister's puppy has the uncanny ability to poop inside, be taken outside, poop outside and then come back in and poop some more.
What a champ.
I love the way you compare dogs and Christains in church! You are truly blessed with song, wit and insight. Thanks for the laugh, and for telling it like it is!
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