Hi Steve, Great post! Thanks! Sherri
On 2/8/08, steve doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LUCKY > > Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you don't > and may decide you need one. Mary and her husband Jim had a dog, Lucky. > Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a > weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open > because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably > someone would forget and something would come up missing. Mary or Jim would > go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid > all of Lucky's favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box > and he was very particular that his toys stay in the box. > > It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her > she was going to die of this disease...she was just sure it was fatal. She > scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. > > The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A > thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old > dog liked Jim he was Mary's dog through and through. If I die Lucky will be > abandoned, Mary thought. He won't understand that I didn't want to leave > him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death. > > The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated > and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening > walk faithfully but the dog just drooped, whining and miserable. But finally > the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was > so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made > his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood watching > Mary but he didn't come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep > soon overcame her and she dozed. > > When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She > couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. Panic soon gave way > to laughter though when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, > literally blanketed in every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept the > sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement and back bringing his > beloved mistress his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his > love. Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again, > walking further and further together every night. > > It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals > treasures and stashes them in his toy box but Mary remains his greatest > treasure. > > Live everyday to the fullest...because every day is a blessing from God! He > covers you with His treasures and His love! > > Hugs, > > May you always have work for your hands to do. > May your pockets hold always a coin or two. > May the sun shine bright on your windowpane. > May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain. > May the hand of a friend always be near you. > And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. > > Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
