Friday, October 29, 2010

a boy and his dog

This is what the gate looks like when Evie leaves it open and Snap escapes...

Twice since the raising of the fence, Evie has left this gate open in her quest to enter the house. See, she can't open the back screen door so she likes to go through the gate to the front door which she can open. Problem is, Snap is wise to her scheme and follows her out. Then he takes off wherever his nose leads him.

This happened on Wednesday when we had some friends visiting. Though I was aware that he had escaped, I was not going to leave to find him. So when Terry came home two hours later (!), he went out to find him, fearful he would be squished somewhere on the road.

Noah was beside himself. He was freaking out hardcore. It was so pitiful. He would alternate between desperately looking out the front window and coming over to me in tears. We prayed before daddy left. Actually, Evie prayed, so we don't really know what she said. As I watched Noah and comforted him I realized how much he really cares for his dog. He was genuinely distraught. So I prayed that God would just bring Snap home for Noah. Noah was at the window at that point and yelled out, "Snap is home!" There came Snap trotting up the driveway! Noah rushed outside and hugged his dog and then drug him in the house.

Talk about a fast answer to prayer!

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