I finally got to do my daily walk today (after suffering with a cold/cough for the last week). It was not an easy walk as the tractor ruts were hidden by the 6 inches of snow we received yesterday. The dog accompanied me and I caught our footprints up the hill…notice one of us walks a straight line while the other one wanders all over the place! Looking at this picture reminded me of that famous footprints in the sand poster – the one talking about Jesus walking beside you or carrying you.
I thought about my other “faithful” companion, Jewel. She is a great dog and comes with me on my daily walks. Although she is pushing 13 (that would be well over 80 years old in people years) she is doing well.
Jewel and I have weathered a lot together. Deaths, divorce, child rearing and cancer (the dog had cancerous lumps removed, not I). Jewel was sometimes more of a great companion than some humans! However, I must recount my experience with my “faithful” companion from just a few days ago.
I was hacking up a lung and sneezing my brains out. It was cold outside. The snow was coming down….and the steers needed fed. 35 hungry mouths do not take kindly to waiting.
I carried out my duties and fed the steers. I decided to shovel some snow as there was to be more falling later that day and I didn’t want a heavier shovel load. This is when I noticed that my faithful companion was not so faithful. She had abandoned me and was standing on the front porch.
Actually, she wasn’t just standing. She was barking. You see, she was doing her “let me in” routine by standing at the front door and barking until someone opens the door. The only problem with this is that I was the only human at home and I was standing outside with her! I was shoveling and coughing. She was standing and barking. So much for faithful companion – she was ready to abandon me as soon as the front door opened!
Oh well, every so often there is a glitch in the ideal relationship! Which brings me back to our footprints in the snow. I hope Jesus doesn’t just walk beside people on the sand! I am guessing he also has a pair of snow boots for those of us in colder climates – and it is a good thing because my other best friend has cold paws and wants in the house!
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