10/06/2026
My Junebug ❤️ We're just over 5 months in, each month comes with it's own milestone.
Today, my girl jumped onto my lap asking for loves for the first time. I snugged her for a good second and loved on her before I reached for my camera.
The girl had an an instant "Oh s**t, what did I just do" look on her face immediately after, one I recognize all too well after doing the thing that scares me the most. After a moment of being loved on, she realized it wasn't so scary and relaxed into it a bit.
5 months of doubting, uncertainty, questioning, holding back before she leapt. Sometimes that's all it takes is that one moment of "I can do this and I'm tired of living in fear" for a whole new world to open up. She’s learning that she can be scared and still take the leap. That leaves room for her trust to keep growing, even after today’s brave moment.
Yep, this is my dog, I'm verbalizing her thoughts, it's what I do. But I saw my June at the National Mill Dog rescue and saw my goofy warrior dog hiding behind those giant brown eyes and knew she was mine. She has taught me a new level of patience, softness, gentleness, grace and in return has show me incredible courage and hesitant trust over time. And I love her that much more for it.
She is the mascot of the She Is Collective, we do the hard things even when we're terrified and shaking. We learn to let love in. We move our lives forward with arms linked and chins high ❤️we become unstoppable 🔥