Stephen finally got some good news this week. He is getting a service dog, and not just ANY dog either. He is getting a Rin Tin Tin German Shepherd puppy, which will be trained as his service dog and companion!! The puppies were born this week (we have been waiting since last year) and will be placed with their new families at the end of May! He is just beside himself with anticipation and is trying out names. We feel very fortunate that we located the ARF Kids Foundation and have this opportunity to get a young dog and let Stephen bond and actually participate in the training program himself. It should be quite an experience and one we are looking forward to. This year has been such an emotional one and it feels good for Stephen and I to have something wonderful to do together and know he will have a new friend for life! He is such an outgoing kid and has lots of friends at school and church and everyone knows him and says hi to him, but he doesn't get invited to do a lot of things because he is in a wheelchair - and many times birthday parties are at skating rinks, bowling alleys, gymnastics places, etc and he just can't participate. It will be so good for him to have a companion and to participate in training his dog. What a self esteem builder it will be!! A real blessing to our family this year and I am sure it will help a bit with our healing.....
Our family continues to grieve the loss of Emily, and we struggle day to day to understand her loss, but are trying hard to have faith in God and His Eternal Plan for us. I can't help but think about how much Emily would have loved having a new puppy, but I am sure she will be watching over Stephen and helping him along with his special new friend...
Welcome to the Mason Family Blog. Our story, our family, our happiness and our sorrows. Our journey through earthly life with all the joy and all the pain and all the faith and love needed until we return to Heavenly Father's loving arms....
"When words cannot provide the solace we need or express the joy we feel, when it is simply futile to attempt to explain that which is unexplainable, when logic and reason cannot yield adequate understanding about the injustices and inequalities of life, when mortal experience and evaluation are insufficient to produce a desired outcome, and when it seems we are so totally alone, truly we are blessed by the tender mercies of the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance." -Elder David A. Bedmar
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