To Everything A Season

I have been outside on our back porch a lot today.  Our 18 year old doggie, Keisha, just can't get up anymore. 

For my kids, Keisha has been with them their whole lives.  We bought her from Jeannie Leichty in December of 1988 when Michael was 2, Brit a few months old, Tory a destiny in the heart of God, waiting to be born 5 years later.  I will probably have to put her to sleep tommorow, and thus you can expect my post to be on her, just for cathartic reasons....

My 12 year old, Tory, was petting Keisha with me this afternoon.  I was telling Keisha what a good doggie she has been.  Victoria was loving on her as well, talking to her, and said in the kind of voice you talk in when you talk to pets..."It's just your 'season', girl.. It's your time."

I looked at her kind of astonished, as that is not what I would have expected.  I asked Victoria, "Sweetie, do you know where that is from?", to which she instantly replied, "Ecclesiastes 3, dad".....and she proceeded to quote the passage.   

I wish I were taking it that well. 

A few moments ago, Brit came to my office and told me, smiling, "Tory is sound asleep, but I heard her whisper in her sleep something about 'to everything there is a season.'.....to which I had to explain why, of course!

God is with us.  In every season, He is there. 

What a comfort to know the Great Shepherd..

PB

Comments

[Mike & Gin]

I too have a dog story. We lost our oldest
golden last November, and I too knew it was
his season. Cain was nearing 16 years old,
which was 4 years past what a golden normally lives. He would have good days and
bad days, but he wasn't in any pain. I asked
the Lord to let me find him "asleep" on his
blanket. And that's how I found him. I knew that morning as I was leaving for work and
he looked at me right before I walked out the door. He knew. And I guess I did too.
And yes I boohooed, and Mike boohooed too. But we have wonderful memories, our animals
are part of the "fam". And yes he is
buried in our backyard, after all it was his
home for 15 years. We too lost a best bud.

[Scotto]

Heres my dog story. Carolyn and I got a yellow lab puppy before kids and "kelti" was like our firstborn! I am really a dog person, even though we have 2 cats. In 1997 After 12 years of loyalty and being a faithful friend I had to put her down. It was emotionally, the hardest thing I personally have ever done. I felt terrible even though it was "her season" she too couldn't get up or down and her quality of life was gone. Whats was sad was looking into her eyes and knowing that she knew it too. Leaving the vet,I'm not ashamed to say I cried all the way home. I lost a great friend that day. Thats one of the reasons why I don't want another dog right now. I still love dogs more than cats though, big dogs!