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Do our pets talk?
My Little Lady Ellie is such a little lady,... every time I do something for her, I can hear her gratitude! I know they talk,... While all of the babies have their own "language," Ellie in particular is the most polite of them all. As I´ve done a thousand times,...
The Unconditional Love – I Love It!
The Unconditional Love – I Love It!It sure does make any day better, doesn´t it?You know, sometimes you just have "one of those days." Maybe nothing goes wrong but you´re just not quite on the top of your game. Happened to me this week.What made it all better? My four...
How Much Can We Love?
How Much Can We Love?Do our hearts ever get too full of love?As I sit here with a hot cup of tea, I can feel my heart pounding with all of the love that it feels. Two weeks ago, I added the fourth "fur-child" to our home - and our hearts are just so elated with love!...
“Anthropomorphism”,… are we guilty?
Anthropomorphism” are we guiltyIs this you? I know it´s me!I learned a new word this week - "anthropomorphism" - attributing human characteristics to animals. Well, yes, that´s me! And, I´m proud of it. However, while some people think that this is nuts - I´m...
Our time together is short and precious,…
Our time together is short and preciousWhere-oh-where does the time go?I found this picture of Crisco taken on the day that we brought him home, six years ago,... he was all of a pound and we lovingly deemed him “Blobby Boy!” I look at that photo today and it feels...
A New Chapter Begins
The Birth of a New LoveShe was only a year and a half old and had been in the shelter for almost a year, joining the other homeless pets there as a stray. She quickly became a staff favorite with her darling little personality. Moreover, while she did not hate living...
The most pure form of love remembered.
The most pure form of love remembered.This past week, I went home to attend the funeral of a wonderful and dear sweet woman,... Aunt Lula would have been 98 years old in November and had an absolutely beautiful life. We were blessed to have her so long and she was...
The spirit of a pet´s love
The spirit of a pet´s loveOur pets create such a spirit of forever love in our hearts that it amazes me every time I think about it. It does not matter if the pet is living or deceased, the discussion of this love will reach deep down into a person´s heart and bring...
Honoring Duke,…
Honoring Duke,…Today, I received one of the biggest honors I can think of,... a wonderful and dear family lost their beloved Duke and was having a visitation. They invited me to join them. They wanted me to come and say my good-byes to this boy that I was so...
The Second Most Memorable Day For A Pet Parent
The Second Most Memorable Day For A Pet ParentAs I sat in the sun last evening, enjoying the beauty of the night and the warm light breeze, I glanced down to see my big Golden Retriever, Mike The Dog, also basking in our Maker´s greatness. With Secret Garden softly...
Is Death God´s Will?
Is Death God´s Will?One very natural part of the grieving process is the “Feeling and Fact Finding” part - a part of active mourning where a grieving person asks “why” among a variety of other “questions.” “Why did this happen to her?” “Why did God take her?” “Why...
How To Be A Companion To A Grieving Heart
Do you sometimes wonder what you can do to help someone who´s grieving? I can help you with that question,... How to be A Companion to a grieving person As I do daily, I am companioning a wonderful person through the death of their beloved little furry friend. A...
Will I Ever Get Over The Death of My Pet?
Will I Ever Get Over The Death of My Pet?This big question is “will I get OVER the death of my pet?”The smaller component that drives this question is those days when something, who knows what, hits me and all of a sudden, I am crying again over Mico just like that...
When will my heart let me adopt another pet?
When will my heart let me adopt another pet?When someone experiences the death of a pet, the first question that well-meaning friends and family members will ask is "when are you getting another pet?" You may possibly be asking yourself this question, too. However...
Death is not the Enemy
Death is not the EnemyI found this excerpt in a piece done by Joshua Loth Liebman. It is so profound and touching - and really makes one think about life - and death - and another way to see these events. Join me. Walk with me. Reflect with me on your life - and...
Faith Versus Reason – Do Pets Go To Heaven?
Faith Versus Reason – Do Pets Go To Heaven?Do you think that those two words, faith and reason, are a paradox? To me, they can be. As you look at faith, and in particular, the faith in saying that one day I will see my beloved Mico again, “reason” can´t play a part...
Celebrating Mico with Two Hearts Business Launch
It´s at this time of year that my heart is happy and heavy, both at the same time, as I remember my “journey” with Mico. You see, it was 20 years ago on March 21, 1989, that my little Mico came into this world. And, it will be six years ago on today, April 21,...