“…Sleep in heavenly peace…”

Dec 25, 2007 12:58


My eyes greeted Christmas morning filled with heavy tears, as the once joyous carol rang out from the main room. As my father said last night, “I’m not so much sad, as I am empty and without any type of understanding”.

I was hoping that I could handle my sorrow with grace and dignity; I wanted to be the pillar of strength for my family. He was ( Read more... )

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harliqwynn December 26 2007, 02:48:22 UTC
Thank you for sharing, Ali.
I'm sitting here, wiping tears out of my own eyes as I remember being with my 'step'-kitty as we put him down last April. He may have been Greg's cat first, but he became mine too.

Again, thank you for sharing in such beautiful, poetic prose.

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*big hug* sororitykitten December 27 2007, 02:46:41 UTC
Thank you for reading .... I needed to put my feelings down, so that I could distance myself from the pain. Our furry angels really are a blessing, and I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your dear friend as well.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas, and I'm sorry that I wasn't able to stop into your open-house.

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