How did I ever manage to make it
one whole year without you here with me?????
In some ways it seems like only yesterday that
you were snuggling with me and life was good.
And yet…..at times it feels like forever since I touched you,
kissed you, and looked into your loving eyes…..
A day never goes by that I don’t think about you,
but I do smile more as I remember
all the moments we shared.
Yes my darling-there are many memories
that you and I made as we shared our forever love
and captured those treasured moments
that are forever etched into my heart.
I was so blessed to be a part of your life,
and to have had you in mine.
I thank God daily for lending you to me.

LOVE FOREVER, MOMMY

HAPPY ONE YEAR BRIDGEDAY MY BELOVED BLAKEGIRL





My Golden Years With My Golden Angel…

”BLAKEGIRL”

My precious girl- YOU “slipped “ into my life
at a time when my heart was broken…
when I didn’t care anymore…
when life was too difficult to face each day.
Friends knew that YOU and I needed to be together,
even before I realized that I needed YOU!!!
So the scheme worked and I agreed to “babysit” YOU…
to help out the dog Program
from which you graduated as a service dog.
Little did I know that YOU
were being “released” from your duties and
taking over the healing of my heart.
Oh my “angel girl”- YOU captured my heart,
my soul, my very being in our first few days together.
WE were meant to be..just YOU and I…
just the two of us!!!
LOVE was rewritten when we met…
YOU and I took on the world…
and never looked back.
My darling BlakeGirl-
YOU showed me how to love, trust,
hope, share, smile, and LIVE again!!!
How easy YOU made my waking moments
as YOU allowed me to share your life.
As a service dog YOU were allowed
to go pretty much anywhere that I went…
and boy did we go…
parties, church, nursing homes, grocery shopping,
movies, plays, my classroom, baseball games,
and your favorite- swimming!!!

In fact, YOU actually would pout
if I didn’t take YOU with me.
YOU were happiest when we were together!!!
Heck- I was happiest when we were together!!!
My precious Girl- YOU made my
life worth living again!!!!
YOU entered with such ease, and gave confidence
and self-worth- back to me!
I was amazed at the “hold” YOU had
on my daily endeavors.
YOU mattered more and more as
each day passed.
My love for YOU grew and grew,
as if there were no end.
People came into, and left my life,
but there YOU were,
always…right by my side.

And it was then, and only then
when I truly felt that love,
that unconditional, unwavering bond
that YOU and I shared for all time.
How blessed I was my precious angel…
to have been graced with your presence.
I thank YOU BlakeGirl for being the
best part of my life!!!
How thankful I am to our loving Creator…
that He felt my need and “loaned” me His
BRIGHTEST ANGEL!!!!

…the day we met and the uncertainty around us
…when I first knew that you were MINE and staying
…your “pushy” nudges…just to be loved
…your need to talk with a toy hanging from your mouth
…your “burps” so often when we cuddled
…your slinking away as I grabbed my hairdryer
…your pout as I left you to go to work
…your face as it lit up when I came home
…your need to touch me with your paw
…your soft kisses on my face
…your way of knowing when it was time for a walk
…your way of knowing when I was sad
…the slow way you ate…one morsel at a time
…your “scooting” after a bath to rid the ear of water
…the way you rubbed along the couch after you ate
…the high lapping sound as you drank water
…the soft bark when I asked you to “Speak!!!”
…the way you trusted me when you were unsure
…the way you accepted the grandbabies who I loved
…your loud yawn in church which made others chuckle
…that warmth you made my heart feel
…the way you sat; and just “watched” the squirrels
…your head poking out of the sunroof
…the way you rode in the car “hunting” for squirrels
…how you played with my students
…how you proudly demonstrated your Service Dog skills
…how you napped for hours after kiddie hugs and rubs
…how you sighed each night before you slept
…how you shared everything with your best bud Davis
…how you melted hearts with just a look
…how your eyes spoke “volumes” to me
…how YOU and I just needed US
…our last hug, our last kiss
…our forever love…just YOU and I!!!!!!

BlakeGirl’s Mommy, Forever

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