6 (the number of people in our family that wanted a dog)
+18 (the number of months we prayed for one that would be "just the right dog that wouldn't bother our allergies and asthma".)
+1 (e-mail we got from a friend telling us she had met a family that needed to give away a puppy that was part the breed we had been looking for -Rhodesian Ridgeback)
+31 (the day in August that we met that family and the puppy and brought her home!)
+0 (the number of people whose allergies and asthma were bothered by this new puppy-- Nothing short of miraculous and a specific answer to a specific prayer!)
+2 (expensive vet visits-- one for several ailments she had when she came to us, and one for a bad limp that started 2 weeks after she came.)
+1 (expensive surgery needed to repair a torn ACL in the puppy's knee.)
+1 (week of intense prayer about what to do-- What is the path of faith? What is the path of logic? Should we keep her or give her away knowing that we had already spent several hundred dollars on vet bills and had no money for the surgery?)
+4 (long phone calls with rescue organizations and a dear friend who was a professional dog trainer.)
+6 (family members that were absolutely heartbroken that we might have to give her up.)
+1 (generous, gracious, anonymous animal-lover that has offered to pay for the surgery. Again, nothing short of miraculous.)
+ 6 (people in our house who have fallen completely in love with this darling, good-tempered Rhodesian Ridgeback/Springer Spaniel mix that fits our family so well.)
=
1 puppy who is here to stay and
1 faithful God to Whom we trust our future and hers.
Meet our sweet little Leeli:
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