[Faith-talk] I need prayer about the fact I had to give up my retired guide dog

[tina birenbaum]

I think the applications good for a year so even if you were to apply 
you could leave it alone for a while. You don't have to decide today 
either. Maybe later you might though. I find i don't really miss a dog. 
where god will lead me later who knows, but right now i miss my retired 
guide but not work with a dog in and of itself maybe pray about it for 
a while see how things go with the cane and e-mail them in a few days, 
who knows what happened on their end too.
Original message:
> thanks, I'm not sure I will get another guide even though I applied for 
> one at another school.

> They were supposed to send me a medical release via email early in the 
> week to sign and email back.  It hasn't come and maybe it's Heavenly 
> Father's way of saying I don't need another dog.

> My life isn't really active enough for one and my personal assistant 
> takes me almost everywhere I go.

> As far as the cane travel goes.  I want to break it in half and scream 
> every time I take it and leave the house.  I hate it beyond belief and 
> I don't think it gives enough information about my surroundings for me 
> to consider it a safe method of travel, which is why I got a dog in the 
> first place.

> I guess I will just let the dog thing go for now and swallow the 
> feelings of bitterness and hate for the cane every time I pick it up to travel.

> Jenny
> On Apr 15, 2012, at 6:45 PM, tina birenbaum wrote:

>> I am so sorry! feel your pain! i retried my third guide last year and 
>> don't plan to get anymore myself but still  follow my school just to 
>> keep up on what they do and still support them for other users, hbubut, 
>> be kind to yourself, i found people in my church very supportive i 
>> know, going back to a cane full time was almost numbing for me such a 
>> change but i know have a collection of the things. e-mail me off list 
>> if you need to talk or i can talk with you on skype or zello. My dog 
>> just found a permanent home a couple months ago for many reasons and 
>> i've found it very helpful at times to just have people listen, not 
>> pretend to know what to say, but just sit with me and listen or just be 
>> on the emotional roller coaster with me.  I'M on both skype and zello
>> tina100372 so feel free to add me.
>> Original message:
>>> Hi,

>>> I'm Jenny and new to the list.  I had to let my retired guide go to a 
>>> new home because I had planned on getting another dog in the future and 
>>> the landlord said we couldn't have my retired guide, Ramses, our little 
>>> yip yap dog, and a new guide in the house at the same time.

>>> I hurt beyond belief and was unable to go to church this morning 
>>> because it would've been the first Sunday without him and I knew there 
>>> would be a lot of questions as to why he wasn't with me.

>>> Please pray for a gentle grief and to know whether to even get another 
>>> dog.  Also, I'm considering unsubscribing to my guide dog lists because 
>>> I am unsure about the whole thing altogether and don't want to hear 
>>> about dog stuff when the loss is so fresh and while having to adjust to 
>>> cane life again, yuck.

>>> Anyway, your prayers would be appreciated.

>>> In Christ,

>>> Jenny
>>> On Apr 15, 2012, at 5:11 PM, tina birenbaum wrote:

>>>> I was asked today if I'd think about working with my church worship 
>>>> team. It's been a long time since I've done anything musical and just 
>>>> need prayer if this is what god wants me to do. Sounds intriguing on 
>>>> one hand, and nerve wracking on the other. I could suggest a ton of 
>>>> music to them and i did today , but being back onstage again is a 
>>>> different thing altogether


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