Bye Marcus

Our dog, Marcus, passed away this morning. Mixed emotions. I cried while praying for Enzo. I am happy that they are now together in heaven. Enzo must be happier now that Marcus is up there with him. The first year we lived here in Middle East was hard on Enzo. He kept on asking his Ninong Boyet how was Marcus doing. Is he getting his meal on time or did he walk in the afternoon?

Every boy should have a puppy. His best friend for life!

We had Marcus in January 2015. He came to our home by surprise. My friend was supposed to adopt him but his travel from Binan to Quezon did not allow him to bring the pup home that day so he asked me for a favor to keep him until his next visit to Binan. When I got home, Enzo and Vito were excited. They were devastated when I told them we can't keep the puppy. We will be his foster home for a week or until my friend get back. Nevertheless, they named the puppy, Marcus. Every day, after school, they will walk Marcus to the nearby pocket park inside the village. They feed him and gave them a bath so he can stay inside the bedroom. I didn't want them to get attached to Marcus because I knew his stay in our home was just temporary. But every night, before we go to sleep, my boys prayed for Marcus to stay. God is very generous to children. He granted their prayer. After 2 weeks, my friend called me, he can't bring Marcus to their home due to an unfortunate event so I agreed to adopt Marcus permanently. He was officially part of the family. My boys were the happiest that day.

However, we didn't expect our Visa will arrive sooner than we expected. In October 2016, we flew to the Middle East. We were half brokenhearted because we can't bring Marcus with us. We asked my brother, Ninong Boyet, to take care of Marcus for us. We had constant video calls with him and every vacation we were able to see him. I am amazed by his love. He is always excited to see us every time we're home as if he was waiting for our return. He was our baby and we were his family. We adored him and in return, he gave us his loyalty and devotion. And, it broke my heart realizing Marcus had spent more than half of his life waiting for us to come home.

Back to square one, I am swept through with different pain and guilt of losing Marcus. But my faith rescued me, knowing our God is God of love and goodness, definitely, He would bring all his beautiful creations in His paradise, that includes our pet. I am consoled with the thought of my Enzo and Marcus are having their best playtime in heaven where no more pain and loneliness but filled with joy and tranquility. Never, they will feel alone again!