Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8
“A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.”
Robert Wagner as recounted Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dog Really Did That? compiled by Amy Newmark (San Francisco: Simon & Schuster, 2017) 90.
Since we are all sinners, we need more unconditional love in this world. Few teach us what unconditional love is better than dogs. With Joy’s passing, her unconditional love is what we missed most of all.
Sure, she kept us young walking at least an hour a day. And, she kept Jenni company when I traveled. But nothing matched the love she gave to Jenni, Sammy, Sophie, and me.
So we determined to look for another GSP (German Shorthaired Pointers). But it often takes months to wait for a litter. We did a simple internet search and, well, the rest is a miracle story.
On Wednesday, Jenni and I made the drive to Grand Junction, and then on Thursday, arrived at Peace Valley Kennels in Montrose, Colorado, where met these four cutties!
By the generosity of God, we got our pick of the litter of four female GSP (German Shorthaired Pointers) which is what we were looking for. But it seemed that one of them picked us.
We named her Grace St. Catherine!
She will be the third GSP to bring unconditional love to the Hoag family. Joy St. Clare was followed by Sammy’s GSP, Hope St. Teresa, who is 4.5 years old now.
The weekend before Thanksgiving we will get to bring her home.
God must know we need more unconditional love in our lives! It’s a miracle gift, which we are receiving as a grace. And that is her name. The question is, can you guess which one she is?
Reply and I will let you know if you are correct.