Mullen by Gail and Corin

It was terrible….I was thinking I would follow Corin, and we would go out for a wonderful romp as we love to. I thought he had left the door open , and was playing hide and seek with me. But I couldn’t find him. I ran all over town, searching and searching for him, Mom, Dad, the kids, and the furkids. It was so hot, and I was getting more and more thirsty….sometimes I found little puddles, but it wasn’t enough. Sometimes I heard them calling me, but I was getting so tired and weak from the heat. I found a cool shady place, with the biggest, deepest puddle of water I had ever seen, and I drank. Suddenly, I slipped, and fell in the puddle, and I couldn’t get out. I was afraid, and hoped that Corin and Mom would come help me…I was so tired, so tired….just wanted to rest.

But then I heard a bark, and looked up, to see a beautiful black greyhound standing on the edge of the puddle. He playbowed to me, teasing me to come play. At first, I thought I couldn’t come play, but then I discovered the puddle was only wetting my toes, not deep at all. I was so surprised! I looked around….I wasn’t in the place where the deep puddle had been, but in a beautiful place, with sunny grass, streams with nice cool water, and best of all, trees full of squirrels to bark at. Far off in the distance was a misty place between the trees, shimmering in rainbow colours.

I looked at the other grey, who let me know his name is Cool, and his mom was the same as mine, Gail! He remembers Corin and the other people as well as I do. Cool told me that we are at a special place God made for all animals, where all animals will wait for their people to come to them the day that God calls them home too.

“I’m not home? I cant go home to play with Kellogg, my bear? I cant make a mess out of Mom’s blankets again for a cosy nest?…..why cant I go home?” because, far away, I could hear my family crying for me, and my teddy bear sitting on the couch, without me. Cool snuggled up and started licking my face and ears, as he told me that I am going to stay here, that God wanted me to be there, to wait, and to have fun with him and all the other beloveds.

At that point, there was a sudden rush, and I found myself surrounded with German Shepherds, Chihuahuas, cockatiels, and all kinds of small animals…..and last of all a fat lil hamster waddled out of a patch of sunflowers-my old friend Hammy, who has been missing from around the house for several weeks. Though his cheeks were stuffed with seeds, Hammy told me he was happy to see me, and not to worry, time just flies here, with so much to do, and so many new friends to meet and play with. He was right! Off a ways, I could see other dogs, all sorts of animals, and even horses! Several looked up and whinned at me….it was EightBelles, Ruffian, Ferdinand, Barbaro, and so many of Mom’s fav horses! Wow, I though, this is a neat place….Mom, Dad and the kids will have a lot of fun here with all of us, when their turn to come home to God.

….sorry, gotta run…Cool and Heidi are calling me-they have even *more* neat things to show to me! Please, don’t worry….we’ll see each other again.

Mullen

We’ll miss you always, love you always….

Gail, Corin, Snaid, Barrett, Aric and Dad