Dialog 

I have tried to make this website as centered and informative around my golden retriever kennel as possible, however the "Dialog Page" has always steered away from goldens and explored some of my creative side somewhat. 

Allday Golden Retrievers has been around here for almost twelve years now, as a family unit.  Unfortunately a year or so back, the family unit went through some tough times, some would call it a divorce, I would call it some other quite nasty words.  It was and is still tough, but a new day is here, every day, a new day, and the sun shines and my children and I are closer than ever.  My dogs are still very much a part of our lives and our kennel is still operating, and will do so for many years to come.

 Allday Golden Retrievers was my dream from the beginning, but it didn't start off that way.  It started with wanting a good family dog to raise around my son Christian, and later my daughter Autumn.  After researching many different breeds and thinking outside of the box which I had to do since I had never owned a golden retriever before, I purchased my first golden retriever, a male, and named him Mickey.  I fell in love with Mickey as I had never had such a great family orientated dog in my entire life and it wasn't very long, Mickey looked as though he was anxious for a girlfriend and I thought "I wished everyone knew how great golden retrievers are" and so, there you have it, the genesis of Allday Golden Retrievers.

 Since that time I have strived for quality dogs so that families could have a great golden retriever experience with a smart, healthy and beautiful golden retriever.  My short term and long term goals have never changed.

 For those of you who hang in there with me during my divorce and had patience with me, I thank you dearly.  I had friends and had heard that divorces were hard, but the word "dark" is an understatement.  I had three houses going at the same time, had underpriced the jobs, crossed over into the most serious financial and emotional time of my life.  I had friends tell me to sell my goldens, but I would not.  I had friends tell me to file for bankruptcy, but I would not.  I had friends tell me to just quit the construction business and go work for someone else, but I could not.

These golden's have not only been my friends through all of this, but in my darkest hour, they paid my mortgage a couple of months when there was no other money to be found.  I am forever grateful to them for that.  I am also forever grateful for those of you that have been my friends over the years and those of you that stood by my side, even when I wasn't the quickest at returning phone calls or when my organizational skills we're obviously failing me.

That was last year, this is a new year and I'm so glad that although I had friends telling me to sell the dogs, quit the business, and file bankruptcy, I also had friends reminding me that I was very capable of patching the holes in a sinking ship and set sail into new sunsets on the horizon.  My friends were right, and my ship is open for business!!

Sparrows Fly and Water Falls

By Dewayne Allday

February 18, 2010

A sparrow fell from the sky one day 

 and stood beside a waterfall. 

The sky was grey that day, I say, 

And night was on its weary way. 

The sparrow knew the night was coming, 

And the sparrow’s heart was really longing 

For a friend to share the pain, to make again, 

To fly the skies, and over sea, and over land. 

The water fell, and fell and fell 

And the sparrow said, “oh my goodness, well, 

If the waterfall, falls, and falls, and falls 

And I know God designed it, all in all, 

Oh gracious me, oh gracious my, 

My God designed me to fly”. So I pondered why and

I questioned Him, and God kissed my heart and said,

“It’s okay to feel again, to fly again, to smile again.

It’s okay to love again, and I’ll tell you something else;

Appreciate the waterfall for what it is, forever falls,

Appreciate the rocks abound and the streams around,

They talk as if in dialog, with the winds, the trees,

The living leaves whispering in your ear my dear,

As if to tell you what you know, a heart so pure,

Must fly again, I only gave you legs, so you could land, but

I gave you song, so you can sing, I gave you eyes, so you can see,

And I gave you heart, so that you can fly,

and your wings are just their alibi.

Beside a rock across the stream there sits

Someone, something, a bird no less, watching

Sunlight glisten through the mist as the water fell,

And I was thinking, “Well. Patience doesn’t love

A lonely heart, two hearts apart, two spirits kindred,

Separated by a stream in spring, where the water falls,

but I know that sparrows were designed to fly,

and I know this day, that I will start working

on this heart of mine. I desire to fly, not walk, or sit

Or talk for very long. I’m designed to sing of flight,

not sadness blight, nor strings or kites,

because I know she’s there, my heart it tells

me faith and love go hand in hand.

And they both got their heart that day,

And now the water fall was in their way,

So both birds took flight into the sky,

And, seeing each other, said “Hi”.

God said, “This time I reached down and helped you up,

And next time you’ll share each other’s cup,

And when one is empty, the other fills,

And you both will understand that water falls

and sparrows fly, and flying is your destiny.”