Have you ever had to say good bye to one of your closest friends? I had to this last week. Our precious chocolate labrador passed on. He was just shy of thirteen years old. Do you remember my discussing him before? I give thanks for his long life.
The final week of his life was agonizing for all of us. We struggled with the many decisions that needed to be made for his care, and ultimately his passing.
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to any of you who are dealing with or have dealt with the death of a pet.
It is so very strange to not have that constant presence in my life anymore.
Two things that helped me in dealing with all of this were:
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1
"To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."
2 Corinthians 5:8
I hope he is bounding through the Heavenly fields now.
