A Really Sad Story ....with a Happy Ending

So the move was good, right? Yeah, right up until the part where Bear had tape worms, gave them to Chip and we had to find a vet three days after
arriving....and then after visiting with two dogs and needing the heartworm/flea/tick meds, it suddenly DAWNED on me. Wow, having two dogs is expensive. Really expensive. And then transitioning for the move, picking back up in school, having no friends, Scott is gone 12 hours a day, two dogs suddenly became a very huge burden for me. AND what are we going to do with TWO dogs when we want to visit Lakeland? We don't anyone enough to ask them to keep TWO dogs, let alone just one really good dog!! And Bear is "Jack" in the form of a dog! He gets really wound up in the evenings just like Jack. And his personality just really reminds us of Jack! He is vocal and sings and barks and is sweet yet he is still a dog and I'm OVERWHELMED! Well, the decision came to make a LONG-TERM decision. We decided we would need to find a new home for Bear. After a week of talking through this with the kids, we posted an ad. It was answered the first time and it just didn't feel right to give him to that family. The kids didn't think it felt right either. The next day, we received an email from another family. We interviewed them by phone (yes, we interviewed them! I wasn't going to send Bear just anywhere .. we love him and he is like a part of our family!!!) After talking to them, they wanted to meet Bear and we met at the park. Before we met and they even knew what Bear's name was, their family had decided to name him "Teddy" because he looks like a little bear. Needless to say, we met the most amazing, loving and wonderful family for him. They have two teenage twin daughters that have completely spoiled Bear rotten!!! They have kept his name and they have even sent emails letting us know how he is doing and also an updated picture of what he looks like. Giving Bear to another family was a very, very hard decision and yet in the midst of this, we also knew God was answering our prayer for the perfect family for him. Nothing is coincendence in life ... nothing. We have joked though about how much this will cost us in counseling ... giving their Christmas present away on Valentine's Day ... yeah, this could get costly. However, Chip is here to stay no matter what and he was very happy to have the little monster that chewed on his ears gone so he could have his sister back all to HIMSELF!!!! LOL!!!! King of the castle ... once again!!! Isn't this just a sad little story??? I thought so .... sniff ....sniff .... I really miss him too .....