Until Heaven Then, My Friend: Life’S Journey for Your Beloved Dog
By Tana Osborn
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Have you ever shed tears at the earthly death of a beloved dog? Have you ever wondered if youd be with your furry friend or friends again? Have you ever dared to look in the Scriptures to find anything at all that might tell you unmistakably that your beloved dogs journey ends safely in heaven?
The reassurance you are looking for is found in Gods Word and is brought out in this book. Even though the Bible is meant to lay out the plan for human redemption, there are countless Scriptures that clearly and directly provide a peace that floods your soul, giving you peace and comfort.
In this wonderfully reassuring book, complete with many photos, it shows us that there is actually a great deal of easily found information telling us that our dog friends will be waiting for us in heaven. There are many Bible teachers that concur, but if you want to hear it straight from Gods Word to give you an overwhelming, confident peace to your spirit, then this book can give you that confidence. It can help you change your good-bye forever to until heaven then, my friend, when I see you again.
Tana Osborn
Tana Osborn is a retired registered nurse and average layperson, but has loved Jesus since she was a child. When her collie died, followed by her toy Australian shepherd, it was nearly unbearable for her. She went searching for truth, hoping it would be the reassurance she so desperately needed. What she found totally amazed her. It was so clear. She wanted others to have the same clarity and confidence. Tana resides in Oregon with her two toy Australian shepherds, Boots and Socks. She enjoys including the dogs in her business when she can, sharing photos and videos that are fun and inspiring at www.tanaosborn.com.
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Until Heaven Then, My Friend - Tana Osborn
Until Heaven Then My Friend
Life’s Journey for Your Beloved Dog
TANA OSBORN
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WestBow Press rev. date: 05/16/2014
14491.pngIn honor of one of my very best friends, Angus, who through his death encouraged me to write this book to not only reassure myself but, to encourage others that we will be with our beloved dog friends forever in heaven.
ANGUS
14475.pngUNTIL HEAVEN THEN MY FRIEND WHEN I SEE YOU AGAIN.
’Have you ever shed tears at the earthly death of a beloved dog?
Ever wondered if you’d be with your furry friend or friends again?
Dared to look in the scriptures to find anything at all that might
tell you that your beloved dog’s journey ends safely in heaven?
The reassurance you are looking for is
found in God’s word
and is brought out in this book.
Even though,
the Bible is meant to lay out
the plan for human redemption,
there are countless scriptures that
clearly and directly provide a peace
that will flood your soul,
giving you peace and comfort.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 A Binding Friendship
Chapter 2 How Do You Get To Heaven
Why Wouldn’t There Be Animals In Heaven
Chapter 3 His Creation
Chapter 4 Animals Are Important To God
Chapter 5 Animals Are A Shoe In
Chapter 6 Body, Soul and Spirit
Chapter 7 How Our Spirit Differs From The Animals
Waiting For You In Heaven
Chapter 8 God Knows You And Loves You
Chapter 9 God Loves To Give Us Good Gifts
Chapter 10 Your In Charge
Chapter 11 Your Dog Is Covered
Chapter 12 What We Know Of Heaven
Interesting Possibilities
Chapter 13 Conversation For The Birds
Chapter 14 Talking Human
Chapter 15 What Does The Lord Tell You?
Notes
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14462.pngCollies of every color. Each with their unique spirit. One in particular, started me on the journey of discovering just how special a dog could become in the human life.
Introduction
HAVE YOU EVER SERIOUSLY PONDERED whether you would ever be with your beloved dogs for eternity? Maybe you just hope that you will. Maybe you have resigned yourself to never seeing them again. What if you had overwhelming reassurance that those dogs or pets that you so treasured on earth were in heaven waiting for you? Would that give you hope? Would it ease the grief you feel over losing them?
I wrote this book because I needed to know without a shadow of a doubt that I would be with my beloved doggie friends again and forever in heaven. I hadn’t really given it much thought until a few years ago. Maybe because I am getting older (and wiser), thinking of heaven more or maybe because of the powerful connections I have made with my furry friends in recent years. Whatever the reason, I felt strongly that this book was needed to help bring peace to the many people who can’t imagine heaven without their beloved dog friends.
There are many well known theologians, authors and speakers who do believe that animals and thus, our pets, go to heaven, but I wanted the evidence
to be so clearly found that it wouldn’t take a theologian to find it. So, I’d like to point out that I do not hold any theological degrees, yet God’s word offers us an abundance of reassurance that the average layperson can find when looking. I believe that is one of the greatest sources of comfort to those of us who love our dogs so dearly. The answer is there for us all.
The first couple chapters of this book speak of how important our dogs are to us and how we can know we will be in heaven together when it’s our turn to go. If you are actively grieving and just want to start embracing the reassurance you need that your friend is safe in heaven, then feel free to begin with chapter 3. Through this book, for me, the issue is settled in my heart. I hope when you are done with this book, it will be for you too. And that you can say confidently, until heaven then, my friend, when I see you again.
A Couple Of My Cherished Friends
I have lost two dogs in recent years that I was strongly bonded with. Time does help, but it is still so hard to lose those we love, even our cherished dogs. In my upcoming book, Celebrate Your Pet - Turning Grief Into Sweet Memories, I share some ideas on how to enjoy the wonderful memories you have while you wait for your turn to join them in heaven.
It is a strange, but awesome feeling to bond intimately with a dog. It is like your spirits are woven together in your soul and theirs. You are not just a part of each others life, but you are a part of each other. It is a connection that many non-dog owners don’t understand and even dog owners can miss sometimes. It is about a relationship with your dog, even a friendship.
Relationships with people can differ for a variety of reasons. So it is with our dogs. The strength of a friendship forged takes commitment, compassion and work, whether human to human or human to dog.
Oh dear, what delusions of grandeur to think we could hold down our current jobs at the time, raise 2 kids, plus train all these dogs for such