Ten years ago we said goodbye to Dino.
Today I am sharing some of my journal entries from that difficult week.
Sunday December 1, 2013 Anabel, Missouri
Lord, This is a hard time –
Dino is refusing food and growing weaker.
I place him in Your hands for he is Your creature
and You brought him into our lives
to be a blessing.
He is a faithful companion – asking little but giving much.
Thank You for this blessing
for his quiet – persistent – presence
for his exuberant joy in a snowfall
for his dignified refusal to “fetch”
for his willingness to endure most anything
simply to be with us.
Thank You Lord!
Tuesday December 3, 2013 Anabel, Missouri
Another long night.
Dino’s breathing has changed.
I kept him in most of the night but around 5:30 am he was insistent so I let him out.
Right now he has made it to the front yard on his morning rounds.
Lord, Thank You for one more day with him.
Friday December 6, 2013 Anabel, Missouri
Thank You Lord, that Dino is not suffering.
We were able to get him inside Tuesday evening but only because Olin carried him in.
He and I played hide and seek all day on Wednesday.
Each time I found where he was laying he would move to a new spot.
By nightfall he was nowhere to be found.
So he stayed outside which was where he wanted to be.
In the morning Olin found him laying in front of the loader on the John Deere.
He made it easy for us.
We buried him at the bottom of the garden.
Thank You Lord, for a life well lived.
Dino was our son’s dog.
He came to visit and never left.
He traveled across the country with us, living in the RV for 2 years
before we moved to the farm in Missouri.
He loved the farm. Every morning he would walk the property, checking out what critters might have invaded his territory during the night.
He brought us JOY!
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