I wasn't going to post on this one, but kept thinking about it and so had to come back.
I was out in the backyard today with my puppy waiting for him once again to "do his stuff." As I walked under our apricot tree, I could see the flowers slowly being replaced by tiny bulbs which form the apricots and lots of brand new green leaves. And I thought...so the cycle begins again...
I thought about my cat "Kitty" who we had put down right before Christmas, she was only 8 but had kidney disease. Who knew that would happen when I took her in at 12 weeks. And here I am again with a 12 week old puppy and so the cycle begins again...
I can't think about the final days of this dog any more than I would of a newborn baby. God has a plan for each living thing and each day of life. I trust him with the plan. In the meantime, I plan to thank him for each day of my life and for the days of joy this animal will bring.
Some people have the ability to suck joy out of life and moments by posing such questions as "what if" or "what will you do when." That is their thing...take the high road with higher thoughts...The Lord knows the the plan, we don't need to dwell on it.
__________________ Lynn and Copper |