An Unexpected Embrace: Six Big Hearts

I pulled into their driveway, walked to the door, and was greeted by the person I was there to see, for what I thought was the purpose of having her repair a piece of equipment from that alien land (to me anyway), the land of electronics. A few hours later, as I left, I realized that may have been my purpose, but there had been a “purpose” far beyond mine, and it was a truly majestic gift of God to me. My purpose had been nothing more than the circumstance.

And so I entered their home, a home shared by a couple, their friend (human friend!) and 3 canine friends, pit bull terriers, who like Sundance, were a combination of Power and Peace. A home with 6 Big Hearts. The next few hours were a gift best described as one told of by a physician in the following story:

This physician had been caring for a young girl, 8 years old dying of cancer. He described how each day entering her room how heartbroken he felt for her. On this particular day he wrote of, entering her room, it was not the usual sadness and heartache that overcame him. It was seeing her grandmother, knowing the little girl was only hours or a few days from death, had crawled into the bed with her grandchild, holding her, doing what he so beautifully called “participating in her suffering” Not just witnessing, listening and simply being there, but “participating”

The hours I spent in this home and sharing the story of Sundance and Me, my pain and hope, these 6 hearts had done for me the very same thing. They had “participated in my suffering” They didn't just listen, validating by presence, they cried with me, remembered with me, and cared for me. Literally.

Christ said the greatest love was that of those who lay down their life for their brother, meaning, I believe, laying down (PARTICIPATING), and laying down their hearts, time, love and hope. In those hours they had done this for me. I have ask God for the privilege to introduce them to Sundance someday on the New Earth

It strengthened and comforted me. It also left me feeling that no matter what darkness, heartache, pain or suffering Satan and his Shadow of lies and deceit, because of love, he doesn't have a chance, not a chance.

And so, I say to God, in words similar to those in a song I recall by Sting, “ I will never lose my faith in you,

and to Sundance, I say simply, “every time I close my eyes, I see your face”

Peace my baby boy

Thank You Kimberly