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Trixie Almost-go to rainbow bridge shouting for joy.
by paul and beverly burns
Last year one of my "pack" family had a really hard time (Callie),she
and the rest of the original "brat pack" are gone, but not gone and lost to our family. They know we are at Rainbows Bridge and they love us so much that they said if a relative wanted to pick us up on their way they'd understand and see us "When we all get to heaven"that real and forever home. I was having troubles that just come with being 18 yrs. old,my dr. said I was off the charts in human years...they have some "chart" to show how old I'd be if I were a "people". I was twice past the life span the "chart" told. God and my family told another story, love, care, food, and snacks lots of 'em, belief in me (not a chart, or the fact that I had the distinction of being the "runt".) Riggs II is still on earth and he is another "runt"--seems my people family just don't see the problem of taking the "runt", all of us turned out pretty good. Jacob and "little" Murtaugh are still on earth with our people family. They
knew I was having troubles that were only getting worse and helped me
with slurps and love and we played outside and inside and had cheese sandwiches for lunch the day I needed to come to Rainbow Bridge. My nails were trimmed and I had a bath ( a girl has to look her best you know.) We watched T.V. and I had plenty of holds and time with my human Mommy and Daddy. I barked at this crazy cat that sleeps under Moms van, but the cat just always looks back...it needs a place to hang out too, so what the heck. We never claim to have a cat, but that
one Mom calls White Paws, let us all know she's got a soft spot for it and wants it to be o.k., we catch her checking out the window now and then to be sure. Humans do funny stuff sometimes. When I went on my way to Rainbow Bridge I had my dr. and tech with me, and Mommy was there (Daddy knew, he had to work, Michael knew (he's in another state)but I wasn't alone or really even scared...what's to be scared of? I arrived here with my pillow case I conned Mike out of, by lambs wool blankie' and an American flag. I knew a lot of you would like that part, I "went to sleep" on my flag with it curled up under my head while Mommmy and Cathy (the tech) talked to me and rubbed my nose, I love a good nose rub (back rubs good too.) On earth I was a 10 lb. RatFiest Terrior that "did'nt stand much of a chance". Daddy Grandpa,as Mike calls him, said he'd love to have me. When he got too poor in health and moved to some apartments for the elderly and disabled he handed me over to Mommy and Daddy. His instructions were simple; take care of her, she just needs somebody to love her. The people in the apartments don't allow pets. I knew he loved me and often Mommy and Daddy would take me to visit him. I had lots of nicknames, "almost", "half pistol,fullly loaded" ( I do have an atitude at times), "half pint-overflowing" and "little one". They all knew my real name though, and they all loved the real me--even the rest of the dogs loved me that way. When I passed over I heard Mommy say she heard Daddy Grandpa laugh in joy,when it was clear that I had made it all the way to Rainbow Bridge I found out Mommy was right, there was another loud happy laugh. There are flowers, and like Daddy Grandpa had told Mommy when he was on his way to Heaven there's cool clear, clean water here too, a big big table with plenty of everything for everybody,lots of love and peace,plenty of room and no one is in pain of any kind. We get to enjoy all this.A guy named Jesus said in a book called "The Bible" He was going to prepare a place. He was a carpenter when He was on earth, but He really is so much more...you can only imagine what He does with all His love. I heard Mommy and the tech pray and I knew they were hurting, I slurped
Mommys tears one last time as she told me how everybody loved me and knew it was time to let me go to a place of peace and rest that never runs out. I think I had it pretty good,and God willing we will all be at peace and see each other as we go from earth to Rainbow Bridge /to Heaven. It's o.k. to hurt and it's o.k. to cry, but I'm only in a different place,not lost at all,...I'm gonna' go run and play and see all this "place" now! Love to all who believed in me. God gave me a great people family, good K9 brothers and sisters, and then all this!!
That is awesome!!!Yapyap for now and butterfly slurps to all.
Trixie-Almost ,gone home November 8,2004 .In memory and love from her people family.
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