Moving On

The other day I watched as the vet put my dog to sleep.

We first noticed he wasn't feeling well on Friday and we took him to the vet Saturday morning. They said he had kidney failure and they would treat him and he had a 60% chance of making it (but the vet said that our dog looked pretty healthy and that he should be fine). He didn't make any progress, which the vet said she's never seen a dog not make any progress, and we had to make the decision to let him go. I knew it would be hard to watch him as they put him to sleep but the image of him being there and alert, although not feeling well, and then the very next moment he was gone. It happened so quickly. It really shook me up. I'm so sad for the lose of Toby but even more than that it made me think about death. Made me realize what I already knew, that this life is short

"These people are nothing but grass,
their love fragile as wildflowers. The grass withers, the wildflowers fade,
if God so much as puffs on them.
Aren't these people just so much grass? True, the grass withers and the wildflowers fade..."

Isaiah 40:7

So enjoy today and all that it brings because we are not promised tomorrow.

I love that dog and I will miss him. He was our second "baby" who used to sleep with us until our real babies came along. He was the only one that could really dance for a treat. Toby was solemn but loving. His life was too short. I am glad he is no longer in pain.