Our dog, Trip, passed away last night. He lived a
full life of 13 years. As we bury him this
Memorial Day morning, Trip was in a way a veteran to us. A few years ago he
protected the children from a rattle snake. Taking a bite on the paw as he
placed himself between the snake and our children typified his life of safeguarding
us from danger over the years.
Our five year old asked the expected, universal
question of all children that age (and all adults, if we are honest with
ourselves), “Will we see Trip in heaven?” Our response is that we don’t
know. We do know God is love. We know
God loves us. We know the Father is the creator of all things, including our
precious Trip. If it would please us to be with Trip again in heaven, we
believe it would please our Father, who in His providence both brought and took
Trip away, to unite us once again.
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