Judy Hamilton
26th October 2006, 05:42 PM (17:42)
to remind each of us that tho' the sun rises daily
for you and for myself..sometimes even on a blue
cloudless day it is a cloudy day for some of you
to know that when we each walk thu stromy days
the Lord may choose to use unexpected ways of
bringing a smile and His special brand of encouragment
A GREAT DOG STORY
Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.'
Lucky was a real character.
Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend
visit they
would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would
help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably,
someone would forget
and something would come up missing. Mary or Jim
would go to Lucky's toy box
in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid
all of Lucky's other
favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very
particular that his toys stay in the box.
It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her
she was going to die of this disease.... in fact, she
was just sure it was
fatal. She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear
riding her shoulders.
The night before she was to go to the hospital she
cuddled with Lucky. A thought
struck her... what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog
liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through.
If I die, Lucky will be
abandoned, Mary thought. He won't understand that
I didn't want to leave
him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her
own death.
The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her
doctors had anticipated
and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took
Lucky for his evening
walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.
Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.
When she arrived home,
Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the
steps to her bedroom.
Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood
watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called.
It made Mary sad
but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.
When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand
what was wrong. She
She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and
hot. But panic soon gave
way to laughter when Mary realized the problem.
She was covered, literally
blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she
had slept, the
sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved
mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered her
with his love.
Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began
living again, walking
further and further together every day. It's been 12 years
now and Mary is
still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals treasures and
stashes them in his
toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.
Remember.... live every day to the fullest. And never
forget.... the people
who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with
the most credentials
the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones
that care
for us. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet
is fighting some kind of battle.
Judy
.
PS.....Wouldn't it be great to awaken literally
covered in love. ??????????????
for you and for myself..sometimes even on a blue
cloudless day it is a cloudy day for some of you
to know that when we each walk thu stromy days
the Lord may choose to use unexpected ways of
bringing a smile and His special brand of encouragment
A GREAT DOG STORY
Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.'
Lucky was a real character.
Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend
visit they
would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would
help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably,
someone would forget
and something would come up missing. Mary or Jim
would go to Lucky's toy box
in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid
all of Lucky's other
favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very
particular that his toys stay in the box.
It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her
she was going to die of this disease.... in fact, she
was just sure it was
fatal. She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear
riding her shoulders.
The night before she was to go to the hospital she
cuddled with Lucky. A thought
struck her... what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog
liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through.
If I die, Lucky will be
abandoned, Mary thought. He won't understand that
I didn't want to leave
him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her
own death.
The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her
doctors had anticipated
and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took
Lucky for his evening
walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.
Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital.
When she arrived home,
Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the
steps to her bedroom.
Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood
watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called.
It made Mary sad
but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.
When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand
what was wrong. She
She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and
hot. But panic soon gave
way to laughter when Mary realized the problem.
She was covered, literally
blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she
had slept, the
sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved
mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered her
with his love.
Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began
living again, walking
further and further together every day. It's been 12 years
now and Mary is
still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals treasures and
stashes them in his
toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.
Remember.... live every day to the fullest. And never
forget.... the people
who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with
the most credentials
the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones
that care
for us. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet
is fighting some kind of battle.
Judy
.
PS.....Wouldn't it be great to awaken literally
covered in love. ??????????????