Maddie

Around 4:00 yesterday afternoon I got a phone call from my crying mom who told me that my dog whom I've had since 2nd grade had to be put to sleep.

I went home around 9:30 later that evening. I knew she wouldn't be there, but it still hurt when I opened the door and she wasn't there barking to greet me.

But even in the midst of all this, I can still see the gracious and loving hand of God. He kept me super busy yesterday, what with Executive Council stuff and Babysitting; too busy to dwell on my dog. He also sent several very kind people who went out of their way to check up on me.


Though the fig tree should not blossom,
and there be no fruit on the vines,
Though the yield of the olive should fail,
and the fields produce no food,
Though the flock should be cut off from the fold
and there be no cattle in the stalls,
Yet I will exult in the Lord,
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
The Lord God is my strength,
And He has made my feet like hinds' feet,
and makes me walk on my high places.

--Habakkuk 3:17-19