2007 1st

1st January 2007

Another year ahead, new challenges abound to shape us, mold us to be more like Jesus or to be less like him.
Super kind 3rd sis and family minus tech-savvy Adrian came to spend two nights with us. Dad came along for the ride while big Bandit provided lots of entertainment. Somehow their presence made it easier for my wife and I as we had suddenly lost Reno the morning 30th. We found him lying down lifeless right in front of the main door, still warm. Sadly missed, he was his usual self the previous night when we fed him even managing to steal some food from Bassey's bowl. Sigh, after all the lovely people left before noon I sat by his grave and shed tears for my old Labrador who had been with us for the last 7 years. We got Reno along with Bassey as Christmas gifts for one another. We will miss him... I know I will. Just few days before I bathed him with some new medicated shampoo which I had purchased recently specially for him, I was looking forward to him recovering from his persistent skin problem. Was also giving him more food hoping for him to put on more weight. Guess I would have to live the fact that I had failed to give him enough attention and for disciplining him for things which he does not know of or comprehend. I am sad. Somehow, no matter how pesky he seems to be, it would be different here without him around. Others may come and fill our lives with new company and joy but it is different. I know cause that was how it was when Furry left us. After Furry left, we had Daisy and soon after Gordon came. Ginger came a year after that and now Olive is with us. As much as we enjoy the company of new companions, we sadly missed Furry and now Reno too. Life is really too precious to be wasted on the unpleasant, it being my choice, I choose to be happy , to enjoy what's confronting me and not dwell on the discomforting.
By the grace of God, I will live as Jesus wants me to.