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A few days ago, when I changed my profile picture for Poetic Blessings to a picture of Rian and me, some of you messaged me and asked me my name. I thought that was nice but a little odd–until I noticed that Facebook had taken down the section of my page called “About Me.” In that section, I had told …

I was going to write a Christmas letter, but Carrick has been begging me to let him talk to all of you. So I turned the letter-writing duty over to him. Click on picture to view slideshow:

During the eighties and nineties, a poem called “The Rainbow Bridge” began circulating. It tells the story of a meadow where all the pets go who die before their owners. In the meadow, the pets are young and healthy again. The only thing missing in this perfect meadow is their owners. When the owners finally arrive, there’s a joyous reunion …

Eight days ago, Monty and I were in the parking lot of the CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.  Rian had been admitted to the critical care unit of the hospital, and we were waiting to hear from the vet who had taken his case. Rian had gotten sick almost overnight. One day, he was a hyperactive kitten; the next, he was …

In the last Poetic Blessings message I posted, I wrote, “We’re holding on, believing that something beautiful is around the corner.” Three days after I wrote that, something beautiful did indeed come into our lives. His name is Rian, and this is his story. On the morning of August 17th, Monty woke me up and told me that a friend …

I overheard this conversation earlier today:

Between surgery and losing Seamus, this has been one of the most difficult months of my life. Yet the words I keep coming back to today are “thank you.” Thank you all so much for your support and kindness during these hard days. I have held every single one of your comments, prayers, and messages close to my heart. Thank …