Can’t put the book down
Today the book “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron arrived in our mailbox and I have not been able to put it down. I even took a bath so […]
Painting a mini Abby
I’ve really been missing our sweet Abby this holiday weekend so I decided to resume one of my art therapy clay projects. I baked the mini clay sculptures I made […]
New warm friend
I’ve slept with a hot water bottle every night since we had to say goodbye to our sweet Abby. Feeling that warmth beside me allows me to trick my brain […]
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 […]
Sweet visitors bring comfort
Today our friend Margo and her dog Mason came over for brunch. It was wonderful to see Margo again, and it was a great comfort to visit with Mason. He […]
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 […]
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 […]
Remembering a Friend
Recently I woke to discover on Facebook that my friend and mentor Joel Connable had died suddenly at the age of 39 after suffering a diabetic seizure. I hadn’t seen Joel in years — since we’d both lived in Los Angeles, but we kept in touch online. Joel had just […]
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