I wrote this TRUE story just hours after it occurred. My first thought was
to send to the two people that brought us these puppies Debbie Moncrief from
RCAS in Wedowee AL and Debbie Kelly from SparKY from Owensboro KY. But then
because of the awesome weekend with Emmaus and the effect that it has had on my
life, I wanted to share with all. (September 24, 2012)
It was one of the first cool evening of fall, a nip in the
air. We had fallen into bed exhausted after
a long week and sleep was almost immediate.
I was snuggled under the covers when suddenly Miss Riley our puppy
starts to bark. I grab my pillow and
roll over willing the barking to cease but alas she is persistent.
Then I heard at a distance, near the woods her “brother”
Kody barking. Not a normal bark but a
deep bark as if her were saying to something or someone, “stay away from my
little sister”. When Kody began barking, Riley came to the window and scratched
frantically and began to whine, as if to say “mommy, mommy let me in I am so
afraid.” Knowing this was a rare
reaction, I ran to the window and as I opened it, Riley catapulted through the
window ran to the living room and jumped in the chair that I normally sit
in. She curled up in a ball and looked
at me with those huge loving eyes that now appeared calm where just moments ago
there was fear. She fell to sleep in an
instance and slept for hours. Just at
the moment that she looked at me, her “brother’s” barking ceased as if he knew
she was now safe.
When I awoke the next morning sitting in the other chair, it
dawned on me that we as humans are much like Riley. When we are afraid, hurt, hungry or lonely
all we want is for someone that we love and trust to say “it’s okay, I am here
for you and I will take care of you”….now isn’t that what we have in God? All we have to do is ask, go to him and he
will see that if you truly believe in him and know that Jesus died for your
sins, you will live with him for eternity in heaven. As we all know, all dogs and all of God’s
children go to heaven so my beloved pets will be romping on the streets of gold
with me forever!
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Taken 5/16/12 Big
brother protecting his little sister!
