I need to grieve on my own timeline

I need to grieve on my own timeline Feeling a loss so deep that it cuts through your heart takes time. Missing a piece of you so big that you can’t fill it with as many tears as you cry – as many good memories as you have takes time to get smaller. My sorrow…

Life truly does begin at the end of your comfort zone… but you have to be in it to realize that.

I borrowed this quote from a friend of mine… it embodies many of the positive things I live by — that pull me through some pretty tough times over the years. Maybe, if I reflect on it, maybe if I use it as my mantra, it will once again become comfortable; like a great sweater…

Things I miss most about my dog

Our 10-year-old German Shepherd lost his battle with AIHA/IMHA this past weekend. It is a dreadful disease that he contracted somehow (we’ll never know) and was diagnosed with in early December 2010. After a quick stay at the hospital he was put on Prednisone to bring his blood counts up. Both the vet and my…