366 Days of #OneGoodThing
If you asked me to tell you 366 good things that happened in my life this year, I’d be at a total loss. It was a crap year in a […]
African Violets for Abby
Our dear friend Kelley came over tonight and brought us a beautiful plant in honor of Abby. Kelley was also Abby’s rehab vet and helped us when it was time […]
A touching card and awesome washi tape
Today the mail was awesome — and I don’t normally feel that way. We received a very sweet sympathy card from Abby’s vet specialty and emergency hospital. We knew Abby was well-loved […]
Our Abby calendars arrived!
We had to say goodbye to our sweet Abby nearly two weeks ago. My heart literally aches for her. In my grief, I’ve drawn a picture of her, sculpted a […]
Art in progress
Today I began sculpting a bust of my baby out of clay. It’s just been a week since we had to say goodbye and about three weeks since we learned the […]
A stunning memento
Today the mail contained something truly wonderful (as opposed to the usual junk and bills). I opened a small package to discover a stunning memento, a gift from my bestie […]
Creating another year of memories
After gathering and sorting through our many photos of Abby (our #1 grieving method these last few days since we had to say goodbye), we finally completed the design of […]
Drawing through grief
I was especially missing my baby this afternoon so I turned to art. This is far from my best sketch of Abby, but it was a good way to cope […]
An awakened soul
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” —Anatole French I am in mourning; my love for Abby awakened my soul. That is […]
Grateful for every moment together
Abby is gone. Last night we had to say goodbye to my baby, my canine soul mate and best friend. Abby was adopted into our family nearly seven years ago. […]
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