Last night, just before the Fuse meetings, my dog accidently got a bone stuck on her snout. She grabbed a round steak bone (kind of looks like a glazed donut).  Somehow, it got stuck around her lower jaw & teeth.  She yelped and tried to get it off.

We tried to help her, but she was way too scared & ‘jumpy’. We couldn’t get a hold of the bone.  It probably wouldn’t have taken much to get it off if she would have remained calm.  Since she wouldn’t calm down, we headed to the emergency clinic.  They said that they could put her to sleep and get it off, but might have to cut the bone (not her).  Thankfully, they were able to get it off easily, once she was asleep (calm).

Couple lessons learned:

1)      Dogs should not chew on bones (even rawhide). I didn’t know this.  The vet said bones can scratch the dog’s insides or even break teeth.

2)      Use real life to train kids. We needed to be calm in the situation and do what was necessary.  Tina made sure to take time to pray for the dog & vet.  Then, when we got good news, the kids said a prayer of thanksgiving.  Cool stuff!

3)      Calm down. Sometimes we go through struggles in life.  We get trapped or stuck in a situation where we need help.  I don’t know about you, but I get a little scared or jumpy.  God lovingly wants to help, but I am too busy tossing and turning that I don’t let Him help me.  Sometimes, I think He is just trying to get my attention but I am too busy doing things on my own to listen.  If I would just listen earlier, it might be a whole lot easier & less costly (emergency vet visits aren’t cheap!).

On a side note, take some time to listen to the messages from Fuse (they are right here on this website). Even if you were there for the messages, listen again.  Maybe God is trying to get your attention.  Maybe He is trying to get my attention.  Let’s listen to Him!

PB