Coincidence or it was meant to be

COINCIDENCEhappens and those who chance on it are amazed how things fall into place without personal designs or intentions. But is coincidence real or are they part of a design of Someone or something that is not within the control of an individual’s intention and desire. Teacher and writer Laura Pederson says “Coincidence is God’s way of being anonymous.” And writer John Green says “It's hard to believe in coincidence, but it's even harder to believe in anything else.”

This is another dog story but not like the other where we lost two faithful loving dogs in one night. Rather this story is how we acquired a husky a couple of weeks ago. S-key, is a Siberian husky who became the newest addition to our puppies. Barely five months old, friendly, still adjusting but can now obey commands like sit, stay and shake hands. Though the youngest of our dogs he has now become a travel companion of my husband to the low lands. The first time, he got dizzy and threw up and pooh all over the car seat, giving my husband a job of cleaning eventually the whole car. So the following trips, he starves until he ends his trip, or what others say “fasting” for a reason. He has adjusted to Baguio and La Union weather, and the moment he gets too warm he dives in the pool to cool off.

But the interesting story is how he came to our lives. One day last month at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, my husband John and Rhys, our nephew buried a Belgian Milionis after he did not survive the parvo virus despite the care and medicine given him since he showed signs of infection. This was a very sad afternoon for them at the farm. As my husband relates it, just after the dog was buried, all was quiet and sad-