September 19, 2005

•   Amazing Grace!

  
  

  Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
  That saved a wretch like me!
  I once was lost, but now am found;
  Was blind, but now I see.

  
  

  ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
  And grace my fears relieved;
  How precious did that grace appear
  The hour I first believed.

  
  

  Through many dangers, toils and snares,
  I have already come;
  ’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
  And grace will lead me home.

  
  

  The Lord has promised good to me,
  His Word my hope secures;
  He will my Shield and Portion be,
  As long as life endures.

  
  

  Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
  And mortal life shall cease,
  I shall possess, within the veil,
  A life of joy and peace.

  
  

  The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
  The sun forbear to shine;
  But God, Who called me here below,
  Shall be forever mine.

  
  

  When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
  Bright shining as the sun,
  We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
  Than when we’d first begun.

  
  

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  It was Wednesday (09/14/05) around noon time, my mom called me in the office to tell me that both Tobe & Teddy were gone.  Our side gate was open, and the two dogs got out.  Helplessly, all I could do was to pray for their safety...hoping either they will come home later or someone may keep them.  Right after I got home in the evening, Garry & I drove around the neighborhood.  However, they were nowhere to be found. 

  
  

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  It came Thursday, still there was no sign of my dogs. 
  With much anxiety, I told one of my Christian co-worker.
  Fervently, she said, "you will find them." 
  Wow, that was quite an encouragement!
   I continued to pray for the dogs. 

  
  

  * * * 

  
  

  Friday, of all the Fridays through the year, this is the Friday that I have to work! 
  Why?  I wished I could take the day off to look for the dogs.
  Again, I could only lift them up to the Lord and ask for His protection over them.
  You may wonder why was I so worry about their safety.  
  There are a lot of coyotes in the area, and they have attacked my neighbor's dogs!

  
  

  After work on Friday, I made some "LOST" flyers with Tobe & Teddy's pictures.
  Many thanks to Jane & John.  Late Friday evening, they drove me around the neighborhood and posted those flyers.

  
  

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  Saturday morning, Garry & I went to Pomona Humane Society (animal shelter).  Again, I didn't see my dogs.  I went through the shelter's "FOUND" list, they were not there either.  Then, I checked the DOA (Dead on Arrival) list, they were not there. At this point, I can only thank God that they were not in DOA list.

  
  

  Through the day, no one called about the dog. 
  In fact, no one called my cell that day!
  Desperately, I cried out to Jesus and asked for His amazing grace to bring the dogs back to me. 

  
  

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  Sunday morning at church, I cried out to Jesus again.  There was nothing I can do but pray.
  Early afternoon while I was feeding Seraphina with baby food, my cell phone rang.
  I got very excited, and I knew my dogs are coming home.
  Surely, it was a phone call of good news.  A family who lives about 1/4 miles from my house has the dogs.  Immediately, I dropped what I was doing and went to pick up the dogs. (Sorry Seraphina.  I just remembered now...I got too excited that upon my return, I forgot to "continue" to feed her). 

  
  

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  Looking back in life, it wasn't just "once" that I was lost.  I can just imaging the joy of my Heavenly Father upon my every return.

  
  

  What can I say?
  I can only give Him praises & thanks for
  He is Wonderful.

  
  

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  Tobe
  

  
  

  Teddy
  

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