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Lucky Dog....

Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one!

Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.

Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys stay in the box.

It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told her she was going to die of this disease . . . in fact, she was just sure it was fatal.

She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her . . . what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through. If I die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. He won't understand that I didn't want to leave him. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.

The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining and miserable.

Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap. Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.

When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his love.

Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every day. It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky? He still steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.

Remember . . . live every day to the fullest. Each minute is a blessing from God. And never forget . . . the people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care for us.

If you see someone without a smile today give them one of yours! Live simply. Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Naomi

Does anybody know who makes this maudlin stuff up and .... more important....how does it benefit them when these things get forwarded all over the world?

And why doesn't somebody STOP them!!!???

The great bulk of it seems to get forwarded by FundaGelicals.....at least in my experience......perhaps because they are so gullible?

It amounts to a colossal waste of time, anyhow.

Pax!

Oh, I like cute stories about pets. And with all the negative crap in the world, even if somebody makes these up, they're still fun.

The ones I HATE are "Forward this to 10 friends if you really love them" and crap like that. Those get the "delete" key.

Here's a cute cat story that happened to me. We had to have one of our cats euthanized, and that night in bed I was crying because I felt so bad over my poor kitty. And suddenly I felt one of my other cats gently licking the tears off my face. No cat had ever done that before........and it's like he was trying to comfort me. And he was successful!

Thanks, Hippy!

This one seemed to get me right in the heart, Logos ... I think 'cause it just illustrated a simple truth: we feel inclined to give of what we have to those we love. Period.

Mickey ... I love that cat story ... and I don't even LIKE cats I have a similar dog story along that vein ... I had particularly bad news one day and this wild and rambunctious huskey dog that my friend had (where I lived) seemed to sense it. He came and lay across my chest, looked me straight in the eyes ... and I swear I was looking into the face of an angel! The dog took on a distinctly human quality in his eyes and the clear and distinct message was pure love. It was quite amazing.

naomi

But does anybody know the motivation of the people that think these up and originate them?

They clearly intend for the thing to be forwarded through e-mail to as many victims as possible, but why?

Are they an attempt to spread a virus or spyware? Do they usually advertise something or several things?

There must be a financial payback or an intent to do harm other than just annoy people.

Pax!