PUPPY! Puppy joined our lives at Christmas, 2003. He was given as a gift by my Na-na and Papa Joe to Scoty when he was just turning one year old. Puppy was enjoyed at that time, but took on greater significance when our lives were turned upside down! We left Shamokin for Sacramento for our church's national council where we were being commissioned and sent out. We flew directly from Sacramento to Wheaton, Illinois, where we attended T
he Summer Language Institute and Wheaton College for a month, incorporating some Alliance specific training in as well. We returned to Shamokin for about one month before it was time for us to leave for Jerusalem. Sometime, while we were at Wheaton, we began
to notice that Scoty was carrying Puppy around everywhere we went. Puppy gave him a sense of normalcy and security. Every picture we sent home from our first few months in Jerusalem, someone commented that Scoty was clutching Puppy. It's been 5 years, and Puppy has lost much of his original luster. He has no stuffing left anywhere except his head. He's traveled the world, though h
e's relegated to the bed more and more these days. Puppy went missing this week. Scoty didn't cry, but he was upset. Today we tore the house apart, determined to find Puppy. Scot found him! Scoty and Puppy were reun
ited once again. I have to admit, I was feeling sad at the thought of the Puppy era coming to such an abrupt end. He's been Scoty's friend for 5 years now. I'm so thankful that friendship can continue, at least until Scoty decides it's over...
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