Sometimes your past pain just sneaks up on you, and you end up laying in a cardboard box in a room full of soft blankets. Many of us try to hide these hurts, to move on to something we can “fix", and turn away....uncomfortable with his seeming uncomfortableness....I caught myself internally pleading- “Leland just scootie… Continue reading When feeling boxed in….Leland’s lessons….
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Thank you TurtleDove
First, my sweet girl, thank you for letting me be your mommy. This grief is not with dismay or regret, but with gratitude and honor. My list of "thank you’s" could turn from a page into volumes, and, maybe it will. We all know that nothing about you was small. Each day, I add more. But, here I must… Continue reading Thank you TurtleDove
TD #beautiful
TD #beautiful You get the call, the email, or the text. The request to foster is always somewhat of a plea, and you understand this because you have been on the other side 98 percent of the time. Having been in rescue for under a year, still you already know far too well the moral… Continue reading TD #beautiful
Be happy for this moment, this moment is your life….
TurtleDove, beyond a "bucket list"....
Birds of a different feather…
Here, in our pack, it is safe to say that birds of different feathers flock together! So it's no surprise that we were lucky enough to get TurtleDove, the giantess queen pittie with patience for days. I also find myself shaking my head and laughing at this silly dog in the middle, Paisley. A blonde… Continue reading Birds of a different feather…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…..
Here is TurtleDove, my foster/hospice dog 🐶 smiling for the world. Like the statue behind her, Turtle's body (and even breed) isn't what the "norm" in society sees as beautiful (but in truth, as often it is, she is lovelier than any "norm"). And, like the statue, Turtle's body has morphed and changed- mostly due… Continue reading Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…..