2 Samuel 12
1 The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

Bella was my daughter, my only family, human or otherwise. She got squamous cell carcinoma in the sinus and head, and after all treatment failed, she left only 11 weeks later at age 8.5 yrs.

Then last night,

I dreamed that I was warming coffee in the microwave, when I caught a glimpse of a cat in the kitchen.
I looked, thinking it was Snowy, but I saw a dark tail. It caught my attention and it looked like Bella.
I looked down at her and said, Bella is that you? She moved over to the rug and laid on her side, and I could see her coloration.
I'm there Oh my God, oh my God. And I dropped down to pet her. It was clearly her, though a couple things were just a little 'off'.
Her ears were not right at the top and her color wasn't quite right on her hips. It was still her, and she rolled on her back, writhing and happy.
I felt her fur. It was her fur. I put my face in her belly, and kept on saying again and again, Oh my God, Bella.
I didn't get to look in her eyes very much, she was so happy rolling around. I grabbed her to pull her up to my chest, for our favorite cuddles.
I felt her weight on me. Just then it must have been so powerful, that I woke up.
It was so real, like I've never known a dream to be. Nothing strange or wacky, nothing out of place, I heard the TV in the background.

I woke up, stunned for a minute or two, and then started crying, hysterically. I realized it was her and she was o.k.
There really are bonds that cannot be broken. I feel like she is now here, close to me.

This was a gift to me. And I pray that it happens again and again and she's always happy and healthy.
Thanks God. I felt her fur, I really did. I am comforted.
My daughter, my ewe lamb, my shoulder rider, my Bella.