These are the weekly emails, quotes, and pictures we create for our Sunday groups.
A Record Of Who Has Been Loved This week I’m re-using a quote that I still love. Grief isn’t a record of what isn’t here anymore; it’s a record of who is still here. I’m fond of saying that those we’ve lost are still with us and that grief isn’t an emotion; it’s a collection …
July 4th, 2021 This week I stumbled upon a screenshot I took a while ago with a quote that got me thinking. The love that we get from our pets, we get from no other source! That’s unconditional love; it’s hard to find, and when we do, it’s the greatest treasure we’ll ever know to …
Animals are always in our souls. This week I was looking into the root definitions of words, doing my own research, when I stumbled upon a derivation of the word animal. Animal derives from the Greek word Anima, which means soul. I’m sure many of you can join me in saying just how right that …
Father’s Day – 2021 Today is Father’s Day. Just like with Mother’s Day, there are certain holidays that can be more difficult for some to bear. And these days in particular can be times of immense grief and vulnerability. Today, let’s talk/journal about everything that we’ve given our pets throughout their lives; every meal, every …
Tears Are Soul-Making I took a screenshot a while ago of this quote that I really find peaceful. Some say the world is a vale of tears, I say it is a place of soul-making. When we have losses in our lives, we go through this vale of tears. It is this vale that I …
Grief Is Just Love With No Place To Go I came across this image this week and thought I’d share. By now, many of you have probably heard me use the phrase before that, Grief is just Love with no place to go. When we lose someone, all of that love we have is still …
Memorial Day – 2021 Like in past years, on certain holidays I like to highlight different losses. This week is Memorial Day weekend, which means something very different for those who have been in the service. When they come back, oftentimes our veterans have an emotional support dog that is assigned for cases of PTSD …
Dark & Stormy Clouds This week I came across a webcomic about grief so I thought I’d share. Like the comic says, in grief sometimes we are just surviving day-to-day. And that is okay. When those dark clouds come to visit, when the waves of grief take us under again, let’s return yet again to …
Moon Paws This week I was researching a very special memorial for someone and found the illustrated image below of pawprints on the moon. I love that idea; not our pets literally leaving pawprints on the moon (that’s crazy dangerous), but how pawprints on the moon, once there, will remain for centuries…undisturbed. Just like how …
Mother’s Day, 2021 How has your week been? I know that Mother’s Day can be tough for some of us if we have recently lost. So come be present with us today if that is what calls you. Let’s share our stories of the pets we were parents to, and maybe even stories of our …
