Monica from Atlanta sent in the below experience her family had on the 4th of July. It reminds me to never give up when searching for solutions, because God always has an answer—even very unique ones at times!

We were preparing to go see fireworks.

My daughter had foolishly put her three guinea pigs out into the front yard to graze without the enclosure. We found her frantically searching for Peanut, the baby piggy. The entire family spent a good hour scouring the yard and listening to her squeak, but to no avail. I knew she needed to be found to survive, but it seemed impossible to find her!

We had looked everywhere.

I saw myself in Peanut’s helpless situation and wondered how God could possibly bring about a solution, even as I clung to the thought of God’s perfect creation, never out of his care. I knew my husband, son and daughters were all praying for a miracle.

Then an odd thought came to me to ask Strider, our German shepherd, for help. He had always been so tender with the piggies, guarding them and even barring his teeth at our other dogs when they got too near and rambunctious around them.

So I got out Peanut’s hutch and called Strider. He took in the scent deeply, and I said “Find Peanut!”

Strider’s nose went to the ground. In a few minutes I saw him pawing and sniffing in the low prickly brush where we had previously searched but found nothing. We all gathered to look, and hidden deep inside the prickles and dirt and dead leaves was Peanut! We never would have found her without Strider’s help. How grateful we were, and amazed even more!

Strider acted like it was no big deal and looked puzzled at what all the fuss was about. It sure gave me hope, that there is a human solution in God’s design, even when it seems impossible to mortal view.

Strider and Peanut