the feeling that one day, when he became very old, he might finally le her pick him up and pet him, and that day came.
He had even stopped washin himself so she gave him a bath, lovingly craddling him in her arms in the soothing, warm water. He rested his chin on her hand for a long time and then stirred as if he was ready to get up. She gently dried him, and put him on a soft blanket, where his best friends could keep him company. He did not want to eat or drink, but Sweet hear was snuggled up to him and he looked as if not to be in any pain. She thanked God. The next morning his tummy was no longer moving up and down with each cat breath, he had died peacefully in his sleep and if he was aware at all, he had felt the affection of his other cat friends as he passed. She needed to dig a hole her neighbors were not around. She would have asked them She started thinking of people she knew and didn't know who to ask, they were all nice people but at work or unable to help.She did not even know if the ground would be too hard to dig, it was a bright sunny bitter cold day. DEAR GOD ! She thought, what do YOU want me to do? I have strong faith in You.. what do you want to do ? Just then the phone rang, she picked it up and heard a kind unfamiliar voice that felt familiar. ''Hi, I'm your Angel'' DEAR GOD! What timing, she thought.....
She had always been shy and hesitant about coming right out and asking what she needed but she jst knew that that this time was different, so she dove right in and asked,''Do you have a husband or boyfriend that could help me did a hole in my backyard? My cat just died''.... She had tried to sound calm, but she was holding back tears and she wasn't sure what was coming across in her voice, perhaps, she sounded desparate, she had no idea.. all she knew was that she had cried out to God and just as she did, HE had answered her prayer !
The lady said her husband was at work, he might be leaving early, she would ask him and call her back. Wel, she did, and said, her husband had to work late, but she'd called her Cousin, and they could be there in 15 minutes.
My goodness, 15 minutes ! That seemed amazing... turned out, the lady lived right up the street from her, and it wasn't that the lady didn't have anything better to do, she had a very full plate, with lots of responsability...
The small, brand new garden spade was still where she left it when she became crippled and could no longer garden. She waited out in the back hall, listening for a car to pull up. She heard two, and went outsie, holding the shovel.The lady was bundled p in a blue down jacket with the hood snugly around her face. The sun was so bright, she wore sn glasses... She handed the lady the little pointed spade, and they soon discovered the ground to be rock hard, as Mary teetered on the point of the spade trying to dig. She offered to bury Fluffy in her own yard where the ground was soft under a leaf pile. Lets pray, Debbie said, I really feel the need to watch over him, and have him here with me in my yard,...and so the three of them prayed together, and Mark found one very soft spot of dirt, just as they prayed... the only spot in the entire yard. He was able to dig a hole good and deep.
It was time to get Fluffy . She picked up his stiff little body and smoothed his fur for the last time, and wrapped him with care , in a towel, and plastic bag and brought him outside. She had said a private prayer of thanks and oodby, and now she was handing this precious bundle to Mary and Mark, and they placed him in the dirt, and they had a little service for her beloved pet who had been such good company all those years. She thanked God, and thanked Mary and Mark, who bothed hugged her. People she had never met in her life before, were hugging her, and she was usually very shy about that but she accepted their hugs, whole hearedly, and they said something that amazed and moved her, ... They said something like,.. Thank you for giving a chance to serve the Lord
and as they walked to their cars she called out, You really are just like Angels... and they called back, ... So are you........ and got in their cars and she heard them drive away..... all day she felt at peace and in awe,.. and the feeling continued for weeks.......
PS :....months, actually,.. becuase I am still in awe, and now it's summertime........Praise the Lord
a true story
She had always been shy and hesitant about coming right out and asking what she needed but she jst knew that that this time was different, so she dove right in and asked,''Do you have a husband or boyfriend that could help me did a hole in my backyard? My cat just died''.... She had tried to sound calm, but she was holding back tears and she wasn't sure what was coming across in her voice, perhaps, she sounded desparate, she had no idea.. all she knew was that she had cried out to God and just as she did, HE had answered her prayer !
The lady said her husband was at work, he might be leaving early, she would ask him and call her back. Wel, she did, and said, her husband had to work late, but she'd called her Cousin, and they could be there in 15 minutes.
My goodness, 15 minutes ! That seemed amazing... turned out, the lady lived right up the street from her, and it wasn't that the lady didn't have anything better to do, she had a very full plate, with lots of responsability...
The small, brand new garden spade was still where she left it when she became crippled and could no longer garden. She waited out in the back hall, listening for a car to pull up. She heard two, and went outsie, holding the shovel.The lady was bundled p in a blue down jacket with the hood snugly around her face. The sun was so bright, she wore sn glasses... She handed the lady the little pointed spade, and they soon discovered the ground to be rock hard, as Mary teetered on the point of the spade trying to dig. She offered to bury Fluffy in her own yard where the ground was soft under a leaf pile. Lets pray, Debbie said, I really feel the need to watch over him, and have him here with me in my yard,...and so the three of them prayed together, and Mark found one very soft spot of dirt, just as they prayed... the only spot in the entire yard. He was able to dig a hole good and deep.
It was time to get Fluffy . She picked up his stiff little body and smoothed his fur for the last time, and wrapped him with care , in a towel, and plastic bag and brought him outside. She had said a private prayer of thanks and oodby, and now she was handing this precious bundle to Mary and Mark, and they placed him in the dirt, and they had a little service for her beloved pet who had been such good company all those years. She thanked God, and thanked Mary and Mark, who bothed hugged her. People she had never met in her life before, were hugging her, and she was usually very shy about that but she accepted their hugs, whole hearedly, and they said something that amazed and moved her, ... They said something like,.. Thank you for giving a chance to serve the Lord
and as they walked to their cars she called out, You really are just like Angels... and they called back, ... So are you........ and got in their cars and she heard them drive away..... all day she felt at peace and in awe,.. and the feeling continued for weeks.......
PS :....months, actually,.. becuase I am still in awe, and now it's summertime........Praise the Lord
a true story
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