A Big Distraction was a Blessing in Disguise

I had mentioned in the previous post regarding our anniversary.  June 14, 1974 was our wedding day.  This would have been a memorable year as it would have been 40 for us.  One thing which was a big blessing last week was that we had the marker for the grave on order and it was to be here by our anniversary.  At the beginning of that week I had called about it since it hadn't been placed.  I was told that it might not be ready until the following week which would have been after the anniversary date.  I mentioned that I was hoping to have it by our anniversary which was Saturday, June 14.   The marker was placed on June 12.  God gave us the desires of our heart.  We took pictures at the graveside with the new marker and new arrangement of flowers on June 14 with my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren.  After that we took a nice walk which was very enjoyable.  I had to get home to give our dog her medication.

Now for the distraction.  Several weeks ago my dog had developed  a condition of vertigo.  The medical term is Vestibular Disease. I had taken her to the vet and she was to be on this medication for about 3 weeks.  She was on week 2 at the time and doing some better.  I had left her on our front porch and thought she would be fine there until I got home.  I thought I had made it secure for her not to get down the ramp and off the porch because she would get under our house.  When I got home she was not on the porch or anywhere around.  Somehow she had managed to get through the railings and took a 4 foot leap down to the ground.  Needless to say, I was quite worried about her.  She did not turn up for six hours and I could only imagine what had happened to her.  When she finally came out from under the house, she was fine.  I thank God for taking care of her.  When I realized that most of the afternoon was spent worrying about our dog, I thought if that had not happened I would probably have missed Mark so very much.  Of course, I did miss him but this distraction did help me to focus on something else as well.  God always knows what's best for us and He has continually been there to guide me through.    "Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow"