Valleys Suck!!!

Blah doesn't do it justice.

Three weeks ago tonight, we had to
put our dog down.

It sucked, it sucks, and it will probably do
so for quite a while. :-(

I need this valley of this roller
coaster of life to start to climb again.

Even though
I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4
http://read.ly/Ps23.4.NIV

Sorry
for repeating, but I needed the reminder.

Thank You!

From our family to yours. Thank you. For all of the prayers, thoughts, and words of encouragement during this difficult time for us. We are truly blessed to have family and friends like you. Have a blessed week.

Goodbye Romy…

We did not plan on having to take Romy to an Emergency Animal Hospital last night. But we did.
We did not expect to get bad news when the doctor explained her findings. But we did.
We did not plan on our Awesome Dog Romy having to stay the night at the hospital. But she did.
We did not plan on how different the house was, without her bedtime and morning routine. But it was.
We did not plan on how empty our bed felt without her snuggled into one of us during the night. But it was.
We did not plan on more bad news this morning that the meds really had not improved our outlook for our poor Romy girl. It hurt, to the bone.
We did not plan on us having to say goodbye, so early, to such an awesome dog. But, we will this afternoon.
We can not plan on how we will console our little girls hearts when they break because their best friend is gone. But we will do our best, with God’s help.
We did not plan on missing you so soon, Romy. But, We do and will forever.
These are some things we did not plan, but God did.
It’s all his plan.
We just have to recognize it.
Even when it breaks our hearts.
It’s all his plan.
Oh how appropriate, after reading Plan B by Pete Wilson.
This truly has been one of the hardest decisions we have had to make.
Please continue to pray for us.

Book Review – Plan B by Pete Wilson

I was so excited to get in on the pre-release of Plan B by Pete Wilson, that BookSneeze.com offered. Thanks to them for the opportunity. Now onto the book review:
“What do you do when God doesn’t show up the way you thought he would?” Just one example that is in this compilation of Plan B stories. Encouragement resounds within the cover of this book as well does hope. Real life stories from the Bible assist the readers in realizing we are not the only ones who have had to go to Plan B.
I read this book and  now have a better understanding of how to react when faced with Plan B. It is all His plan and not ours. Here a couple of quotes that stood out to me:

• “Instead of griping that God isn’t living up to your expectations, that he isn’t meeting your needs the way you think the should be met, that he isn’t answering your prayers with a vending machine woosh…you can make the choice to receive  what he is offering you in this moment.”
• “Even in the midst of a Plan B, you really have only one task, one calling. And that is to do what you would do if you were confident God was with you.”

Amen, Pete.
Stop complaining about what you don’t have, stop having the “What have you done for me lately?” attitude and receive the Grace, the Forgiveness, and the Hope God gives us eternally. God is with you always, we must remember this in our hearts.




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