Proof The Bible Is True

“If you are a pet lover you’ll find this a touching story.”  Admin

God’s love finds us in many inspiring and surprising ways, a lesson I’ve learned again and again, usually when I am at my lowest, when I am grieving but trying to move forward. Because forward is the only option.

 

This time it was a lesson in trust. In letting go.  I stood on a long narrow path through the woods, the tall grasses of a marsh rising up on both sides, fanned by the autumn breeze. The trees were nearing their peak, kaleidoscopic against a cloudless sky.

At my side was our new puppy, five months old. She sat, as asked, her nose aquiver, her ears up. I held onto the leash tightly. But not for long. We’d been walking this flat stretch of trail a lot but always on leash. Today I would see what she would do when the leash came off.

 

It had been more than a month since we lost our beloved Millie, our eight-year-old Golden, to cancer. Many of you followed her story and thousands of you prayed for her, prayers I’m convinced helped her have a wonderful and healthy last summer on Earth and certainly comforted Julee and me.

 

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