Phillip's Birthday....
Well some things don't always turn out like you hope they will. As I got ready to leave for work today Emily was already up and on her way to Phillip's house to surprise him with is birthday cake and present.
As I pulled into work Emily called me she had not been at Phillip's house for long and she said that Phillip sweet Great Dane, Max, was very sick and past away. With Phillip's Mom out of the country with the air national guard and his father at work, Phillip and his neighbor took Max to the vet. By the time they got there Max already passed away. Emily stayed behind at Phillip's house with his little sister and cleaned up where Max had been sick and put all of Max's things away so that Phillip and his family would not have to deal with that when they got back home.
After talking to a friend and neighbor of Phillip's family, who told me how well Emily handled herself during this very hard time it just makes me so very proud. She even said that if Emily decided to go into the medical field she could see how the Lord had blessed her with the soul to handle times of stress with a level head.
Thankful, Emily and Phillip were able to still spend the rest of the day with going out to lunch and a movie together. Then that night went out to dinner with this family.
I know today was not an easy day or the way you had planned it but I am thankful the Lord placed you there with Phillip and his family. You also did a great job of still making the most out of the day to get Phillip's mind off of things and still making his birthday a special day.
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