Gem of the Day: Revelation 5:13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” ~ The Bible, Witten by John, known as the Apostle Whom Jesus Loved.

Sally Anne Pressnall, with my husband Dale, after a run, back in August of 2004.

This is how I first told all of you about our new “blessed event.”

We thought she was about 6 months old but when she went in to be spayed, they said she was more like 9 months old.  Dale rescued her from from a Kansas highway and their amazing story is in the link above.

Sally Anne was a purebred OGK. (Only God Knows).

This is how many of you will remember Sally Anne, over the years at the Oklahoma Bichon Bashes. 

She was 18 years and 4 months old when we we made the final decision of love for our girl, at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning at our wonderful Emergency Hospital, Oklahoma Veterinary Specialists. 

She was wasting and had lost 20% of her body weight in the last month, and had her third seizure that night, and we knew it was time.

Sally, back  in 2016 after her second ACL surgery. (When one side goes, many times the other will follow.)

Sally ran for 16 years with Dale and when he would Mountain Bike in the woods by our home, Sally was always with him.

Over the years, she had two ACL surgeries, the last one here in 2016. She never really recovered fully enough to run with Dale, anymore. (At 77 years old, Dale still runs, bikes and lifts weights. He does one of those things 6 out of 7 days.)

But she was a happy girl and she was always so wonderful with our Bichons.  She once weighed 45 pounds, but when she went Home to God, she was down to only 31.

Sally Anne is in no more pain. She is whole again in the arms of my Jesus. How do I know?

John, one of the Apostles, saw what was to come. He wrote it down in Revelation, and I believe him. He said he saw EVERY CREATURE in Heaven, praising Jesus for ever and ever and that’s a long, long time.

Our God has given us all a way to get to be with the dogs of our lives, forever and ever and ever.

If for no other reason than that, trust Him with your very lives. I have and I’ve never regretted it.

Godspeed to our wonderful, big, black, shaggy terrier mix, girl. She was our only girl and we shall love her and remember her for the rest of our lives, until we see her again.

We have an update on little Bliss, the dog with the mammary tumors and it’s great news. They did one half of the mastectomy and there is no cancer. The masses were benign. They are going to do the other side in a few weeks after she recovers as there are several more masses . Thank you for helping little 10 year old Bliss.

Next, this is one of our recent vet bills in the amount of $4,047.14 from just one vet for just one month.

We have a matching donation challenge that was texted in by Jeanne Montross and her Bichon Chipper,  from the Villages in Florida, for $500.00. Thank you so much Jeanne, and I hope someone can match you.

“Well I think the prayers are working yesterday I thought she was dying. Respirations 60, heart rate 156 dry nose. Was out of most of the day and evening. Today she was like herself and no tarry stools. Today Isabella has tarry oils stools. They went to the vet today had ultrasounds and I am waiting for the results. In the meantime I would like to issue a matching challenge of $500 in memory of all the wonderful bichons I have had. 
Hugs. Chipper