Garden of your heart

Today's Special Touches from God!

Today is a tough day for me!  Today is when we put down two of our three sweet, loving, faithful companions...Jacob and Rascal!  They have been the best "man's best friends" that we could ever have.  I was dreading today, but God has been so good to me with several things.

1.  Strength to get out of bed without welling up in tears this morning as I saw my dogs. 

2.  I had a dentist appt.  My hygenist's brother is a vet.  When I told her what was going on, she told me how right our decision is and that her brother had to do a similar thing with his dog...to relieve it from it's pain. 

3.  Ran into one of my old pastor's who is near and dear to me as I walked out from the back of the dentist office and he was in the lobby.

4.  Went to my old work and my boss was sharing how God was working in his life and he is teaching youth in his church.  He asked if I wanted to come back to work, and I told him not to tempt me, and he immediately said "No, don't come back!  You are doing the right thing and what is really important in this life." 

5.  Got home and had a message from my friend encouraging me and letting me know she was praying for me.

6.  Received a card from a sweet dear lady that is a relative of a friend at church.  She and I had planned to write each other for years, but never did.  Today I receive a sweet card of encouragement.  It could have come yesterday, or tomorrow, but it came today.....when the Lord knew my heart needed the most encouragement! 

What else the Lord has in store, I don't know!  I just thank Him for knowing how to care for us, even with things like putting a couple dogs down.  It amazes me He cares so much for me!  I am a grateful daughter of the King!  :)

I understand what you're feeling

01:57, Thursday, August 28, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Your post touched me so much. This is a decision that is coming up in my life all too soon I'm afraid. My dog had a cancerous growth removed about 4 years ago from his hip and it has come back. We opted not to operate this time - the vet didn't think it fair to put him through it again. So now we wait for the time to come.

We had him to the vet a few weeks ago and he doesn't seem to be in pain and all his other test are good. The vet feels as long as he can still get around it is not time. He has a good appetite and still plays with us for a few minutes several times a day. And also he can still chase the cats who come into the yard.

He does tire more easily and he is slower getting up but the vet feels he is still good for a couple more months. I just don't know how I'm going to face it when the time comes. But I will have to.

So know that your post has touched me and given me some strength in knowing I'm not the only one facing this. If you need someone to talk to that knows what you're going through let me know.

Sandra

oops

01:58, Thursday, August 28, 2008 .. Posted by gilsanla

I wasn't signed in when I posted that last post :)

I'm so sorry.

09:43, Thursday, August 28, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Debbie,

I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet dogs. This is such a difficult decision, but sometimes so necessary. Sunday will be the one-year anniversary of when we had our dear Ruger (11 YO greyhound, you may remember my mentioning that) put to sleep last year. Can't even imagine having to have two done together. Praying for you this evening and in the upcoming weeks as you adjust to life with something missing.

With love,
Catherine