a miracle and a blessing

I have been debating on how to write this post. Some people may know that we adopted a little dog named Buddy back in October. We really did not need another dog but I felt compelled to give this little dog a chance. I was told by the woman that if nobody had come to get him she would have thrown him out on the street. She also told me that he was 5 years old and had just been neutered. When we took him home he was not in good shape. I kept telling David that he had to be older than 5 and also that I thought he was an awfully sad dog. Buddy would spend all his time curled on his bed. He would never let anyone hug on him or hold him. He was a sweet dog just standoffish. Well Wednesday of last week I was looking on Craigslist at the different ads. I seen an ad that was titled "I miss Buddy." I thought hmmm I wonder what that is about. I read the ad and called David to come and read it. The person was describing Buddy to a tee. But they said he was 12 years old. David called the person. Lo and behold it was a man looking for his little dog that was stolen. He was so excited to hear that we had Buddy. The man was from Chicago. He said Buddy had been his trucking buddy. They had traveled all over the United States. He said he had got Buddy from a shelter where Buddy had been horribly abused. This was the reason Buddy was standoffish. This poor little guy was probably confused. He also was not going to be hurt again. The guy came Saturday all the way from Chicago and got his little dog. We were so excited for Buddy. I told the kids that this was proof that God cares for little animals and had been watching out for Buddy all along. I believe God had our family keep Buddy safe until his daddy could come and find him. Now for the blessing God gave us. We have a new puppy named Lucy Belle. She is a standard poodle puppy. Lucy has brought a lot of joy and happiness for the few days we have had. How we received her is also a miracle to us. We are hoping for a lot of good things for Lucy.