Liza’s New Job

May 18, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Many have read about how Liza came to live with us and I’ve been asked more than once how she is doing. So I thought a little update on Liza might be in order.

Kylie always wanted a kitten. When we got home from the hospital after hearing the dreadful news that the cancer had spread throughout her body, Kylie looked up at me with her big, blue eyes and said, “Now can I have a baby kitty?”

Liza’s story was amazing. As you can read here, Liza laid in the crook of Kylie’s arm and wouldn’t budge. She took on the job of comforting Kylie until she breathed her last. Liza proved to be a faithful kitten who did her job so well, that even though our pet burden was very high, she earned a permanent place in our home.

Three Here, One Home

May 8, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers! Even though I know this day will bring some pain, I wish an especially joyous day to the wonderful lady I helped to become a mother. I have never seen a better one. I have also never seen one cry so much and although I am not the cause of (most of) the tears, I am sorry for that.

Please allow me a moment to brag on my wife. We have never had a large budget, but whatever she could invest, she put into building our home – not the physical structure but the walls of love that hold us up. Home has always been a safe place for our girls – a refuge. It is a place where they feel free to be themselves. They played pretend, dressed up, built blanket forts, made crafts, held concerts, snuggled, read, stayed in jammies all day, ate chocolate breakfasts, taught each other school, colored, and made wonderful make-believe worlds filled with Barbies, princesses, and unicorns. Sometimes they even fought – but they always made up. The home she built is a beautiful sanctuary to the mean world that lies outside our little acreage.