02448cam a2200349 i 4500 623743150 TxAuBib 20161031120000.0 141113s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014044568 9781414397931 hardcover 1414397933 hardcover (OCoLC)896687763 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda DLC rda OCLCO rda DLC BDX YDXCP BTCTA GK8 JQM CDX ILC IEB OCLCO GZD TxAuBib OCLCO BDX YDXCP BTCTA GK8 JQM CDX ILC IEB OCLCO GZD TxAuBib rda Burchett, Dave. Stay : Lessons My Dogs Taught Me About Life, Loss, and Grace / By Dave Burchett. Carol Stream, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., [2015] xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238). You'll be enthralled by this story of a man and his lovable Labrador retriever, Hannah, and what their canine friendship can show us about life, grace, and long walks in the park. Hannah was Dave Burchett's best friend. He couldn't imagine starting a day without her tail wagging an energetic greeting, her body wiggling with sheer gratitude when her food dish was filled, and her unbridled enthusiasm for tennis balls. (How she fit three tennis balls in her mouth at once he'll never know.) So when Dave first learned of Hannah's cancer diagnosis, he decided to take whatever time he had left with Hannah to cherish the moments and capture his thoughts in a journal. As he wrote about his canine friend, Dave soon realized that Hannah was an able (and furry) mentor of faith, grace, kindness, and forgiveness. The lessons were invaluable: from being present to trusting the master. Dave started to see that the insights he was gaining were more than just journal entries about a family pet. Through Hannah's antics, God was preparing Dave for life itself. Book jacket. 20161031. Dog owners Religious life. Dogs Religious aspects Christianity. Animals Religious aspects Christianity. Spirituality. Human-animal relationships. Human-animal communication. TXKPL