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Sheldon has always loved dogs. We got Mary our mutt dog from outside of Walmart in October of 03'. Sheldon was smitten with her the moment he saw her! As a puppy she slept next to him in the bed. As his love for her has grown so has his responsiblity for her, this has been good for him. We have had ups and downs with Mary, a couple of times we thought we would have to find her a new home, but God has always allowed Sheldon to keep this special friend. When we first moved to PA we had to leave her in OR. We left OR with no place to live, no car, no job. We planned on staying with friends for the first couple of weeks, but up until we moved we had been babysitting their dog for them because they couldn't have a dog where they were living. So we had to find someone to take care of Mary. God provided a Christian couple to take care of her! The day we were moving we had the big ole' Budget truck in the driveway and we were loading up. We had sold our house and most of our belongings and were moving to an unknown place. This was exciting and a little scary, an emotional enough time,then the couple came to get Mary and it was a heart wrenching moment! The children were crying, I was crying because they were crying, it was a difficult day. After they left with Mary, I found Sheldon sitting under that big ole' budget truck sobbing and sobbing. A boys heart was breaking with the seperation of he and his dog. Fastforward a few months and we had Mary trucked over to us in our new home. What a joyous day that was! As always, the Lord has provided us a way to keep Mary with all the moves since then, including this one. I praise God for the lessons He has taught Sheldon through this dog. The other night, I once again couldn't sleep so I layed there listening to Mary have doggy dreams. She was wimpering and her legs were moving. About this time Sheldon wakes up to go to the bathroom, he climbs down from the top bunk and stops to kneel down at Mary's side. He pets her and tells her it's OK. He even goes on to tell her that it is just a dream and it will all go away! He goes on to the bathroom (this is to my relief as I was afraid he would pee his pants) when he comes back he stops again at Marys side. He pets her, hugs her and tells her that it is all better now. He then tells her that he is going back to bed but she doesn't need to be scared because he is right there, and if she needs him, she can get him! Too cute! I enjoyed this glimpse into the heart of my son, what a treasure it will always be for me. He doesn't know I was awake and he doesn't need to know, becuase it was a special time for just a boy and his dog! |
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