One night a woman had a dream She dreamed she was walking in the snow with the Lord.

Across the sky flashed scenes from her life. For each scene she noticed sometimes there were two sets of footprints, one human and one animal.

When the last scene of her life flashed before her, she looked back at the footprints.

She noticed that the two sets of footprints always happened at the very saddest times of her life.

This really bewildered her and she questioned the Lord.

“Lord, why, during my most difficult times do I see two sets of footprints; one human and one animal?”

The Lord smiled and said. “It was during those times that your dog walked with you.”