Axel – Karna Eastlund Haugen

Axel’s Year-End Sermon

Be selective, and then be content with the stick you’ve chosen. I can only carry so much on my walk, so I tune out all the other sticks once I’ve picked one up. Check in with your master. Being off the leash means I can go where I want. I find it comforting after I’veContinue reading “Axel’s Year-End Sermon”

Adjusting my Angle on Angels

It wasn’t even 10 AM and I’d already enjoyed a robust self-TED-talk. Axel and I were on our morning stroll, which today meant navigating a kind of strangulated figure eight and we were coming back along a path we had already walked. On our first pass by the little angel figure we have seen countlessContinue reading “Adjusting my Angle on Angels”

When Axel Transfers Joy

“To get the full measure of joy, you must have someone to divide it with.” Mark Twain I read that recently and it resonated with me. I thought of it yesterday while Axel and I were out on a walk. If for no other reason, it’s good for me to have a dog because itContinue reading “When Axel Transfers Joy”

Portrait of a Good Boy: Axel’s First Year

I got a puppy in November of 2021. While I’ve raised six other puppies over the past 30 years (including a basset hound, two golden retrievers, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and two Maltese/bichons), I hadn’t had a dog for nearly a decade. His name is Axel. Today is his birthday. Like everyone (except myContinue reading “Portrait of a Good Boy: Axel’s First Year”