You Have Always Been Our Porch Lights
This is Girl Person.
As I sit by a fire today, I am very thankful. Thankful that the roof we are currently under is holding up long enough for us to stay here. Thankful for the fire keeping us warm, even as the rain continues and the uncertainty of the past few weeks weighs heavily on us.
We’ve had some delays with the closing of our home here in Italy. And while those delays have brought unexpected expenses, worry and some very difficult days, we have to remain confident that everything will work out the way it is supposed to. Because we are confident in our purpose and our dedication to making a difference.
Make Rescues The Breed Of Choice.
That has been our mission for fifteen years. We have advocated for rescue animals through the words, adventures and lives of our dogs. But along the way, we have also opened up our own lives to you. All of them. The embarrassing times, the mistakes, the general mishaps, the laughter, the tears and the moments when we had absolutely no idea what we were doing.
We have never held back. And we don’t regret it. Because those who understand why we do what we do are still here.
You.
You are our porch lights. The lights we are trying to walk toward when everything around us feels dark. You have always been our true home of encouragement through the very worst of times.
And this is one of those worst times. I can’t deny it. I have to get through it. We have to get through it. There are days when the weight of everything feels almost impossible to carry, especially when we are so close to beginning the next chapter but cannot quite reach it yet.
But I am not giving up on what we started fifteen years ago. I believe there are more dogs waiting for us to tell their stories, more shelters needing encouragement and more ways we can help people understand that a rescue dog isn’t a second choice. A rescue dog can change your entire life.
Our dogs certainly changed ours.
And I thank you for being here. Not only for us, but hopefully for the countless lives we will continue to help, just as we have in the past, only in bigger and better ways.
Two New Ways To Help Us Today
We have created two new items that represent this journey, our mission and the people who have kept us going. Every purchase helps us with the expenses of getting through these final weeks here in Italy and moving forward.
Our Porch Light Shirt
For everyone who has ever been a light for someone else, and for everyone who has needed a light to walk toward.
Get Your Porch Light Shirt Here
Our Porch Light Mug
A little reminder each morning that even when the world feels dark, someone is keeping a light on for you. Every mug purchased helps us take another step toward home and our rescue mission.
Get Your Porch Light Mug Here
If you cannot purchase a shirt or mug, sharing either one means just as much. Every share helps us reach someone who may not know our story yet.
Help Fruitycake Get Back To America
We also still need help getting Fruitycake back to America. His veterinary appointments, international health paperwork, travel arrangements and other necessary expenses are adding up. We are doing everything we can to make sure he gets there safely and that we can continue the work he was meant to do.
Help Fruitycake Get Back To America
We Still Need Three THIS IS…ME Sponsors
We still need three more sponsors for our THIS IS…ME rescue dog stories. These sponsored features help us tell the stories of real, verified shelter dogs who are waiting for someone to notice them.
Sponsors can dedicate a feature in honor or memory of a beloved animal, or choose a location where they would like us to feature a dog needing a home. Each story takes time, research, verification and love, but we believe every dog deserves to be seen as an individual, not just another number in a shelter.
Sponsor a THIS IS…ME Rescue Dog
I know that everyone has their own struggles. I know we have asked for help many times. And I know that words can never fully express what it means to have people who continue believing in us when our circumstances make it difficult to believe in anything.
But I want you to know something.
When I say you are our porch lights, I mean it. A porch light doesn’t have to illuminate the whole world. It just has to remind someone that there is a place to keep walking toward.
Thank you for keeping yours on for us.
And when we finally reach the next chapter, I hope we can make you proud of every single dog we help along the way.
With love and gratitude,
Girl Person, Boy Person and Fruitycake
2 Traveling Dogs
Make Rescues The Breed Of Choice.
P.S. There Are More Ways To Help Us Keep Going
If you’d like to help us in other ways, you can join our Patreon for $5 a month and follow our daily journey, help with food and necessities, or support our rescue work. Every bit of encouragement and support matters more than you know.
Patreon: Join Us For $5 A Month And Follow Our Daily Journey
Food, Fuel & Necessities: Help Us With Everyday Necessities
Fruitycake’s Travel Expenses: Help Fruitycake Get Back To America
THIS IS…ME Sponsorships: Sponsor a Real Shelter Dog’s Story
Venmo: @travelingdogs2
Zelle: rachael@2travelingdogs.com
Thank you for being our porch lights. We hope to be one for someone else, too.
