I really don't know how
to start this post, except by saying God is still good...
In the good
circumstances, blessings and in the trials.
Last week, I took my
sweet dog, Ruby Leigh, to the vet to be seen because I noticed the lymph nodes
in her neck were swollen. After the examination, the vet said all of her lymph
nodes were swollen- the ones under her legs and behind her legs too. She was
honest and said it was possible that it was Lymphoma. Lymphoma is a type of
cancer that effects the lymph nodes. She told me she was worried. I
started to cry thinking about losing my sweet Ruby especially after just over a
year of losing my mom. I had a really bad feeling that it was Lymphoma and a
few days later it was confirmed by a pathologist that it was.
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| Ruby Leigh |
My dog, Ruby, means so
much to me. She has been with me since Senior year at the University of
Mississippi, known as Ole Miss. She had 10 puppies back in 2009. She loves to
run, swim in the lake and give kisses. She protected me when I didn't live in a
great neighborhood when I graduated from college. She got a daddy when I
married Kyle in 2010. Then she knew when I was pregnant and stayed close to my
side the whole time. She is so sweet and gentle to James and he loves giving her
treats and petting her. But most of all, she is loyal and has been my
best friend for 9.5+ years. She is my girl...
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| Ruby Leigh's 10 puppies |
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| Ruby Leigh and General Lee |
But through it all, I am
trying not to be too sad and continue to trust God. I know God uses all things
for His good. I don't know how this will be used for good but I know He keeps
His promises. Maybe this trial will help me with compassion? Maybe it will be
used to help complete the work he started in me with growing my faith? Maybe to
teach me how valuable life is?
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| Ruby Leigh and General Lee ready for college football |
“Consider it pure joy,
my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you
know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance
finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Blessed is the one who
perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive
the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
James 1:2-4, 12 NIV
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| Left to Right: Amberley (her daughter), Topaz, General Lee (her son), & Ruby Leigh |
I am not sure how this
will be used for good but I know God is faithful even in trials, even when I
don't understand His plan. I feel His love and comfort of the Holy Spirit. God
is still good. He doesn't cause pain, suffering, or evil but since we live in a
fallen world, He allows it to happen. God will be with me through it all, he is
by my side.
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| Ruby and James on Mother's Day 2016 |
“And we know that in all
things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV
I know Ruby will go to
Heaven when she passes to be with my mom and Jesus. I know I'll see Ruby in
Heaven one day.
"For God so loved the world that he gave
his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life.” John 3:16 NIV
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