Dearest Michelle,
I remember when I lost Gizzie how much the condolence posts here helped me...
Please accept my profound condolences and deepest sympathies, Michelle. Your tribute for Prudence and Bobcat was stunning. Every photo of you holding Prudence spoke volumes of love...
Please be gentle with yourself, Michelle. Grief takes time. Love endures...
Fly free, precious Prudence! Wear your gorgeous new wings with pride! Visit your mommy's dreams and let her know you're okay now. Giz can show you how... Send us all a rainbow! Embrace freedom, darling girl...
Much love, many tears, and countless gentle hugs for you, Michelle,
Deb and Nikki -- and, Giz, having brunch with Prudence at The Bridge...
I give you this one thought to keep:
I am with you still; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not think of me as gone --
I am with you still -- in each new dawn.
-- Native American prayer