Proverbs 17:22 (ESV)

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Philippians 4:7 (ESV)

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (ESV)

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.  You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; 

they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 37:4 (ESV)

Delight yourself in the Lord, 

and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Blessed Assurance (Fanny J. Crosby)

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!  O what a fore-taste of glory divine!  Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long;  This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long!

James 5:13 (ESV)

Is anyone among you suffering?  Let him pray.  Is anyone cheerful?  Let him sing praise.

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (E.A Hoffman)

What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Leaning...... Leaning..... Safe and secure from all alarms, Leaning..... Leaning..... Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Proverbs 14:4 (ESV)

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 14:30 (ESV)

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.

Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV)

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Psalm 50:10-11 (ESV)

For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.  I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.

Psalm 19:14 (ESV)

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight.  O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 19:1 (ESV)

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Matthew 7:13 (ESV)

Enter by the narrow gate.  For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.  For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Jewels

The day finally came..... we had to say goodbye to our beloved Jewels.  She was the best dog ever, not a mean bone in her body.... she loved everyone and everything.  Through God's grace and mercy, I was allowed the time I needed to come to terms with this.  He made me the animal loving gal that I am and I know that He orchestrated all of this, right down to the fact that I had taken two days off work, so that it would not be as difficult on me.  

She was fifteen and failing more every day - it was time - this day she developed what I believe the vet said was paralysis of the diaphragm - she could not breath.  I'm sure she would not have made it through the night and neither of us wanted her to suffer any more than she was.  We loaded her into the backseat of my truck and took her to the Emergency Vet Clinic in Anderson.  They were absolutely the best.  They allowed us to leave her in the truck and administered the drugs right there.  I had never had to do this before.... it was hard, but the right thing to do...... it was time.  

Two winters ago I was afraid she would pass when the ground was frozen and John wouldn't be able to bury her.  I had the same fear last winter.  John always assured me that he would get her buried, somehow - some way.  But we said goodbye on June 6, 2016 and the ground wasn't frozen and in fact was a little soft from a recent rain.  

The first time I held her as a puppy I felt this energy surge through me.  We were grieving the disappearance of our first Chocolate Lab, Abby and one of my friends at work, Sandy Warden, said it was "healing".  I will never forget that and believe that was just what it was.  A short time after we brought Jewels home we received a call from a rabbit hunter who had found Abby - it appeared she had been hit by a train.  Many tears where cried but we had closure for Abby and were able to move on with the help of our precious Jewels.

GiGi, Singer, and Jewels

Jewels and Izzy

Jewels and Crickett

She was a good dog and helped us raise a number of puppies. The day we brought our GSP, GiGi home Jewels jumped through the bedroom window to welcome her.  As I said before, she loved everything.  I will never forget her kind soul.  Rest in peace my dear friend.  Wait for me at the bridge and we will cross together.