Sassie's Prayer

I needed to blog about something so sweet.  First, I know there are some of you that know about my precious little Sassie.  She is a black and white long haired rat terrier mix.  We rescued her when she was about 3 years old and she as been the most precious pup anyone could have.  God blessed her in our lives.  There were 2 things that were precious to Sassie and that was her stuffed dog "Baby" and her love for music.  Especially the Phantom of the Opera and Christmas music.  I'mnot talking about instrumental music....but people that sing.  She loved singing!!!  We would have the hardest time listening to the TV if someone was singing a song she liked cause she had to sing along and sing she would as loud as she could.

Well Sassie is coming up in years and she is now  arthritic and blind. She's been doing very well until these past couple of weeks.  I think she has become more aware of her blindness because it has made her extremely restless.  I believe she has a bit of Alzheimer's too.  She has developed this whining to barking thing and litterally driving us mad.  I had been up all night with her due to her  relestlessness and whining.   Not really sure what she is needing.  It has been very frustrating, and sad trying to figure out what she wants.  I figured out some of the whining issues being she hungry, needs to "go", or she has cornered hereself in remote parts of the house.  But it's those times when I have no clue "WHAT?".  I've tried keeping her in a play pen that helps to some extent.  My patience has been running on thin ice with her.

Last night she was in one of her whiny moods and extremely restless.  I'm thinking, "GREAT I need some sleep and I can't go another night of this."  I gather her up in my arms and rocked her trying to calm her down.  And then I remember how much she loved her music and started singing the Lord's Prayer.  I sang it low in her ears as I cuddled and rocked her and the most amazing thing happened.  She started trying to sing with me.  OMG!!!  She was singing again....her little raspy voice straining to help me sing.....After the song, she relaxed and I said to her, "Baby we've said our prayers it's night, night time".  I placed her in her bed and there was no whimper, whine or restlessness at all.  NONE!!  I woke this morning realizing she and I had slept all night.  Even now, I fed her breakfast and she is content and happy on her pallet next me in my office.  Not one whimper, not one fussiness but PEACE.  WOW!!! Is God amazing or what?  Oh but that sweet voice of her's last night singing again.  Something I haven't heard her do in a really long time.  So precious...She loves God too!!

Dear God,
Thank you BLESSED FATHER, for a sweet night and such a peaceful morning.  Thank you for loving my little Sas and giving her a peaceful night.  Thank you Father for her gift of song, I had forgotten how she loved to sing.  Last night was such a sweet treat.  Thank you is all I can say....Thank you....In Jesus name I pray.