I know Junior found the comfort and safety he needed most during those final hours there in your arms, held close to your heart where he will always reside. With each beat of your heart, Junior heard how much you love him and with every beat of his, he told you how grateful he was for that love. When his faithful heart could beat no more, he crossed The Bridge on the wings of your love. What more could any of us ask than to be held by one who loves us so deeply when our time comes.
Today, Junior is strong once again, running in the Rainbow Fields with the wind singing in his ears. There he will wait til it is your time to cross that Bridge, where he will be waiting with his tail wagging, joy unbounded because he knows then you will never part. In his heart of hearts, Junior knows you found the love you so badly needed in him, too, and that kind of love lives forever and ever.
We would love to share in your memories of your sweet boy, to celebrate his life with you. When you feel up to it, know we are here, ready to honor him with you. Junior's name has been added to our Remembering list for 2011 -
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2865
If you would like the date of his passing listed, let me know and I will be happy to add it. Also, if you would like a picture of Junior in our 2011 Remembering album, please send a copy to k9cushings@gmail.com and we will take care of that for you. We would love to see his precious face and keep his memory safe here for you.
Our sympathies,
Leslie, Squirt, Trinket, Brick and our Angels, Ruby and Crystal
A Simple Message From Your Pet
by Ken D. Conover
To have loved and then said farewell is better than to have never loved at all.
For all of the times that you stooped and touched my head, fed me my favorite treat and
returned the love that I so unconditionally gave to you. For the care that you gave to me
so unselfishly. For all of these things I am grateful and thankful. I ask that you grieve
not for the loss but rejoice in the fact that we lived, loved and touched each other's lives.
My life was fuller because you were there, not as owner, but as my friend. Today, I am
as I was in my youth. The grass is always green, butterflies flit among the flowers and
the sun shines gently down upon all of God's creatures. I can run, jump and play
and do all of the things that I did in my youth. There is no sickness, no aching joints
and no regrets and no aging. We await the arrival of our lifelong companions and know
that togetherness is forever. You live in our hearts as we do in yours. Companions such
as you are very rare and unique. Don't hold the love that you have within yourself.
Give it to another like me and then I will live forever. For love never really dies,
and you are loved and missed as surely as we are.