Puppy Love

It's been a sad couple of days in the Jones home.....one of our puppies died. Joshua's puppy, Sarah.

What was so weird about it was, first the chocolate colored one, Abby was sick, and got okay, so we didn't take her to the vet.....then we noticed Sarah feeling icky, so we just thought that she had the same thing, and would get over it.......but she didn't!

It's really hard being a parent and seeing your child upset. It's hard to explain death, and why it happens, ya know! We've had to be really careful because we've been praying for the puppies, and one got okay, but then the other one died, so we have to make sure that we explain to the kids that God had a different plan for Sarah!

Isn't that true with our life as well.....I know for me, I've had to learn that lesson! God has not always answered my prayers in the way that "I" think He would, but He does answer prayers! His word stated that "His ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts"........"He knows the plans that He has for us"......so why do we struggle with answered prayers? I have been on my current job for over 2 years.....in the begginning I struggled with it......actually, I hated it. It wasn't something that I wanted to do..........okay so in my eyes it wasn't "Full time ministry"........so I was angry all the time, and stressed, to the point that I put myself in the hospital with chest pains that turned out to be anxiety! Now, God has shown me why He has me there......it is my ministry, at least a part of it......Life is ministry, the marketplace, the school, the Target down the road........it's all ministry, if we just make ourselves available! So, I've had the opportunity to make many friends, and minister to many people, and have a meeting place for our new church! So, in the end, I've prayed for God to use me.......it may not be in the way that I had planned, but in His plan........He is using me!!! :)

So, we said goodbye to Sarah today.....and the kids said hello, to a new Life Lesson!

Blessings, Christy