Dear Jackie,
I am so sorry to hear about your precious baby boy. There is never a good time nor are we ever ready to face such a loss. And we always go thru periods of questioning ourselves...did we do enough? did we do too much? what if this? what if that? Sadly we rarely know the answers this side of that great divide. I do believe when it is our time we will be with our babies again, that they will be waiting for us to cross and then they will fly into our arms, covering our faces with kisses, and telling us that everything we did was just right. It is that love that makes us hurt so bad and search for answers that we can accept but our babies know that we did everything from a place of deep love and caring for them and are so very grateful for it all. So please don't let yourself stay in this place too long. I have no doubt you are a great dog mom and am sure in the depths of my Soul that your sweet boy feels the same.
I am glad you felt safe to share this grief with us...we do understand only too well and will be here any time you need to talk, cry, scream, whatever. You are among friends who know what you feel.
My deepest sympathies,
Leslie
The Vision
I saw a ship with beautiful sails on a foggy
winter’s morn; it seemed so peaceful
as it passed by no sound came from it at all.
I stood and watched the beauty as it passed me by the shore, and when I
looked around to see
who was on it;
there it was no more. I stood and wondered
why this vision had come my way, and then God reminded me we must all pass
away some day.
And even though the beauty goes from our sight
the image remains in our hearts and
it remains so bright.
So take some comfort just now and know that for sure, your pets are safe with God in
His land forever more.
-- © 2005 by Julie Schofield