In Heaven We Shall Meet

After a three day struggle, at 10:23pm, August 5th, Aunt Lottie finally went to be with her Savior, at her age of 97. Mom, Papa and my Christian sister Michelle sat with Aunt Lottie. Papa, struggled with his health had been staying home but Mom insisted on picking him up and having him come usher Aunt Lottie off to Heaven.

Michelle had an "urging" to get Mom out of the room for a few minutes. While they were gone, Papa got on his knees down by Aunt Lottie's head and started singing to her. She opened her right eye and looked at him. He finished his song, then got up and went to sit on a chair. When he turned around to look at her, she was already gone. She must have been waiting for time alone with him, her nephew, whom she adored.

I met her last summer and fell in love instantly. All who knew her will miss her dearly.

Aunt Lottie was a sweet little old lady, but don't let her frail frame of a woman fool you. Her boisterous voice, heavily accented with her Hamtramck and polish upbringing would put you right in your place in an instant should you get out of line.

Her, "OYE…YOY…OYE" will live on in those she knew forever and those she recently met. It's her trademark and one we all can appreciate. Her hand made doilies she crocheted kept her hands busy for years, but her love of Jesus kept her heart and her mind focused.

Reading her Bible was her favorite thing to do. She loved to pray…with you or for you, she didn't care; she knew there was no problem greater than her Master, Jesus could handle. And she would be the first to tell you so. Loving and bragging on Jesus is what she loved to do.

As the end drew near for her, she asked everyone, do you know Jesus? She wanted to make sure they were going to the same place she was going…Heaven. It was her life's work. Her mission. Her calling. Please be certain of your salvation so you can meet up with Aunt Lottie again.

Until We Get To Heaven, Uncle David...

My Uncle David went to be with Jesus a couple of days ago. It was a very peaceful passing from this life to Heaven's gates. After suffering from Alzheimers for several years, it was time for him to be released. A kinder man I have not known. No foul thing or sarcastic speech came out of his mouth. He was a man with integrity and grace. He was the true, "Real men love Jesus" poster.

Uncle David was like Jesus with skin on…his touch was gentle, his speech soft and always an advocate for right and good and his laugh genuine. Knowing his hands and his arms were always available for hugs and comfort was a very important comfort to me growing up. So many years have passed and memories faded, but this I will never forget. I didn't feel much love growing up after Dad died. There were few folks I actually knew loved me and Uncle David was one even when I was in rebellion I would see his face, see his grin, hear is laugh and know I was loved.
The earth lost a great man of God, but Heaven has received a jewel. Finally, he gets his prize of the race he ran faithfully…slow and steady. Good job, Uncle David…tell Dad we'll see him soon.

So much to talk about...

Where do I begin? Let's start with thanking God for his mercy and grace and all of His wonderful goodness. I've been very busy with my Doreen's Doggie Delights dog cookie business. Included in that, I've been doing a lot of rescue with a fantastic group of folks. We've saved a lot of dogs from death and that is a wonderful feeling. I'm partnered with a rescue in GA...www.pitprintrescue.com. They do some fantastic work with pit bulls.

Let's see...I guess, I'll start with the most recent...Last night we were having a fire outside with the neighbor and I decided to go get some sausages to cook. When I brought them to the table, it was too much stimuli overload for Wrigley. He attacked Lucy. We didn't think it was bad, cuz we didn't see blood, but it was dark outside. When we came inside, I noticed her wounds and then when I got up this morning, I shaved the areas because I didn't want them to get infected. He really did get her pretty good. It looks like the flesh is torn, more than punctured. Actually, I guess that is better than the puncture, so it will heal better but it looks worse. Wrigley really needs to be an only child, but he needs to learn to get along completely. We will go back to seperating them for a while and put him on restriction. It really grieves my heart that this happened.

Okay, the other thing that happened is, Gary's neice called to say Pat was going on hospice. That is a very sad thing to us. She's in Tennesee and with gas prices it's just too far to go...so now we just pray and wait for the call.

I updated my website...www.doreensdoggiedelights.com. It is much faster and I have some of the rescue work I do posted under Rescue Stories where there are lots of pictures. Come and visit!

Doreen's Doggie Delights goes to Frankenmuth?

Maybe...I got a call from someone yesterday offering me a booth for Memorial Day weekend. The cost is 400 bucks though of which I do not have. However, I would get my "business" out to 40,000 people! So, it's a great opportunity for me. Must pray and pray for financing. God is really good! :)

Lucy's Leg

Two weeks ago, I was in the backyard playing with Lucy. The snow was melting and it was wet and heavy. Lucy loves the snow and needed to run off some energy and she wanted some one on one time with Mom. I grabbed the flirt pole and we began a slow game. I always play slow with her because of her size and age. (She'll be 7 next month!) Anyway, as she ran to grab it, she jumped into a deep section of the snow and stopped dead in her tracks. With the look of panic on her face, and the sound of a POP, I knew I broke my dog. Terrified, I ran to help her. I quickly flexed her knee and felt it POP back into place. Hoping for the strength of angels, I picked up my eighty pound girl and headed for the door. She struggled for me to put her down. I didn't get two steps. I had about forty to go. I tried for the angel strength again and picked her up again, knowing I had to get her in the house. Again, she was having none of the carrying. I put her down. She was too heavy for me. I didn't know how I was going to get her in the house. Gary was inside, obviously with the doors closed. Finally, I pulled my scarf from around my neck and put it under Lucy's belly and used it as a sling to get her at least to the gate.I opened and propped the door and yelled for Gary to kennel Wrigley. I was exhausted by this time. I told him I broke Lucy and needed his help. Wrigley came flying out the door to see what was going on. Gary helped me get Lucy in the house and on the couch. She did not have a broken leg. We decided to let time heal her. I couldn't take it any longer and took her to the vet. Sure enough...blown acl. Surgery is not an option.Dr. put her on Rimadyl. 75mg twice a day. 40 bucks for 2 weeks. Anyone know of generic and/or where to get it cheaper? Also...she's on bedrest till further notice.

Can you help Dolly and Luna

As you already know, I'm very active in a rescue group on MySpace. Currently, I'm working with an awesome lady named Lillian. She has recently rescued two dogs, one named Dolly and one named Luna. Here are their stories:

Luna is Star's sister. In one of the pictures you can see them both laying on the bed together. Luna got adopted out along with her other sister Lilly to a couple who did not take care of them. Lilly is still in their custody. Luna's life had to be bought back in order to save it. The man (and I use the term loosely) is a drug addict and now has 21 other dogs in his care or lack of and is getting ready to abandon them. My friend Lillian is trying to prepare people to get ready for them. They will need a lot of care, as you can see by Luna's condition. Apparently, she is the worst of the bunch.

She weighs about 25 pounds compared to her sister who weighs about 65. She is hungry for attention but afraid of being touched at the same time. She won't eat unless the others eat first and she has chronic diarrhea, so much so that it's hard to get her house trained. She is in major need of medical help but there are no funds for her or for the others that will be coming.

Lillian is doing a great job working with rescue organizations and different places trying to get funding for medical care and food for these two but money is tight and hard to come by. Won't you please help us help these babies? They deserve a chance at love. They didn't ask to be starved, neglected or abused and Lillian is available to nurture and care for them. All she needs is some funding to get them healthy. We are now...begging for your help. Please click on the donate button below and help us.



Luna...doesn't feel very good.

Luna on left and Star on right...same age should be same size

Luna...skin and bones.

Dolly with her foot as a flipper.

Dolly is the most critical case. She needs surgery. You can see how horribly her leg is broken by looking at the picture but what you can’t see is that her hip was also broken at the same time. At age 12 weeks she was struck by a car. Nobody cared enough to help her recover or get her fixed. The owners let her suffer with a broken hip and leg until they didn't want her anymore and gave her away. She is now about 9 months old. The new temporary owners kept her outside in a pen that they never cleaned, so she lived in filth. When the rescue person came to get her she walked in inches of dung just to get to her. The make shift shelter had fallen on top of Dolly and clipped her scalp as you can see in the picture. Again, no medical care was given. She was covered in fleas and her water bowl was frozen solid. The way she is forced to walk, is affecting her shoulder her hip. Her hip needs repair and her leg may need to be amputated. Along with regular dog maintenance, spay, shots, food and love, this girl just needs lots of TLC. The owners of Dolly came to the temporary home looking for Dolly to put her down. When they found out she was gone, they returned with the sheriff and a court order. Dolly is a happy girl who has been abused and neglected from a very young age. Please help us help her. Donations big and small are accepted. Thank you and God Bless! If you want to make a larger donation (and please do...you can email or message me)

Here's how you can help...we put an eBay donation link up for Dolly but the donations will go to both dogs: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=330209222512

Catch up

Well...I haven't written in a long time, partly because I don't know who even reads what I write. Nobody ever comments but I guess some folks do read it so I'll write an update and let ya know what's going on.

Yesterday was an awesome surprise from my Bible study group of women. One of the ladies caused a "distraction" and called me out of the room. When they called me back in they handed me an envelope full of money. They took up a collection for my cookies. They said to get at least 2 of my cookies lab tested and into the pet stores. Now, that can happen. Two down, four to go. I will send these off after the snow storm is over and get that started. Then I have to get my license from the state of Michigan. :)

I am also doing research to see what it takes to get them into pet stores in other states. If you have any leads or suggestions, please contact me. Remember, my cookies are wheat, corn, salt, sugar and preservative free. Check out my website at: www.doreensdoggiedelights.com