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The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in sprit.<\/em> (Psalm 34:18; NIV)<\/p>\n

It was about a month ago that we learned that our girl greyhound, Sis, had bone cancer. A month of medication. A month of holding her while she whimpered. A month of learning that the best thing for her was to let her go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe she\u2019s not here,\u201d I whisper into Lonny\u2019s shoulder. We\u2019re in bed but the lamplight is on. Lonny\u2019s arms are warm and familiar, but this feeling, the ache of loss, is not. I\u2019ve just tucked our three youngest in bed. Little boys wresting with a big hurt.<\/p>\n

Sis had come from the track and had moved deep into our hearts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d he says. His arms pull me close. I listen for Sis\u2019s breath beside our bed. There\u2019s only Flash, our boy greyhound. I don\u2019t want to peer over the edge to look at him.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s sadness in his eyes, too. So we sit quiet for a long while, not wanting to push words into the near-darkness. If the words begin to flow, so will the pain.<\/p>\n

Logan, our oldest son, had called from college earlier in the evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she only had a short time to be loved,\u201d he\u2019d said, \u201cI\u2019m glad she was loved by you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Shawnelle,The sentiment had made me smile, but in truth, I was blessed to have been loved by Sis. She came to us timid and afraid. But in two years she\u2019d blossomed. She\u2019d learned to love and trust and had become a beautiful, thriving creature. She was a treasure unveiled.<\/p>\n

And now she was gone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama,\u201d a voice comes from the hall, pulling my thoughts from a tender place. \u201cI can\u2019t sleep. Is it okay to come in?\u201d<\/p>\n

Zay\u2019s head pokes around the corner. His hair is wild and I can tell he tried to sleep. I nod and he rushes in, settling into a warm place between Lonny and me.<\/p>\n

But soon there\u2019s another voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom,\u201d Gabe says. \u201cI\u2019m sad. I just can\u2019t sleep.\u201d He shuffles in and stands beside the bed. His eyes are red. His pajama top doesn\u2019t match the bottoms and this pulls my heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on up,\u201d I say.<\/p>\n

He nestles in beside Zay, close against my side. A breath later, Samuel appears. And shortly after that, it\u2019s 17-year-old Grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you care if I hang out?\u201d he asks. He sprawls at the end of the bed, legs hanging over and arms tucked behind his head. He stares at the ceiling, and I know he\u2019s hurting, too.<\/p>\n

And for a while it\u2019s silent. And then the silence gives way to words.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe put her head on my lap,\u201d Gabe says, \u201cwhen she wanted to rest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHer eyes were so brown,\u201d Zay says. \u201cShe was gentle like a deer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon the family is reminiscing. Remembering. And as I listen, something inside me opens, too. We share memories that make us laugh out loud. We share tender things that make us cry. We share until the green digital numbers on our clock tell us that an hour has gone by. Then we share some more.<\/p>\n

And I consider, in this sweet circle of family gathered tight on this one bed, that in this world death is a part of life, but the Lord doesn\u2019t leave us alone in this pain. He counts our tears. He binds our wounds. He comes near to the brokenhearted.<\/p>\n

And in this moment, His love is powerfully present.<\/p>\n

The hour is late. The boys grow tired. Sis is a memory. We hold images of her stretched under the old maple. Curled beside my boys. Running so fast we half thought she\u2019d fly.<\/p>\n

But the Lord is here.<\/p>\n

Bringing fullness to what was empty.<\/p>\n

And grace to this painful thing.<\/p>\n

Thank you, God, for the time we had with Sissy. And thank you for gathering us together. For being with us now. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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