"Isn't God good?"

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Last month I faced a very difficult situation. Cody, one of our yellow Labs, was in bad health, so bad that our vet recommended that we say good-bye to the ole boy and put him to sleep. Now I know you may not understand this, but Cody was like a member of our family. I decided that day to put him out of his misery.

That very same day, someone who listens to life with us through our website at www.listentolife.org sent me an email saying how she starts every day with Today’s Story. She’s a dog lover, also and told me all about her Sheltie who greets her enthusiastically after work and shows her the beauty of God’s world as they walk. She included a story written by a vet who had to put a family’s dog down. Someone in the family asked why dogs live shorter lives than we do. Their four-year-old son said, "People are born so that they can learn to live a good life. Dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long."

That was Cody. He lived a good life. God knew I needed to read that story on that day. Isn’t God good?

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