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Jessie |
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1988 to August 15, 1999 |
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If Tears Could Build A Stairway, And Memories A Lane, I'd Walk Right Up To Heaven and Bring You Home Again. |
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Always a ham for the camera! |
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Jessie at one year. What a beautiful girl! |
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Nine years old - she was blind by this age, due to diabetes, but still such a regal lass! |
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Romping at the Lake - two years old |
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Jessie raised three kittens. This one is Schiezie, whom she raised since he was 4 weeks old. Always gentle with children and other animals, Jessie was quite the little Mommy. Here she is teaching Schiezie the art of napping...and he is a quick study! |
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This is close to what Ron referred to as Jessie's "Lady Di" look |
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A comfort hound in her old age! |
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Almost 11 years old - one of her last pictures |
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Schiezie at a year and a half. He grieved the loss of Jessie as much as the rest of us did. |
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A VERY special thanks to my dear friend Betsy, for painting a ceramic dog as a portrait of Jessie. I treasure this figurine. |
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Parting Prayer |
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Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.
Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and has always done her best to please me.
Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.
Let her remember me as well,
and let her know that I will always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who will bring me home.
Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her companionship
and for the time we've had together,
And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.
Amen
By Kim Duckworth, written in memory of her beloved Golden Retriever, Brandy |
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