Going Home, My Tribute Options

[OnAMission]

I justs finished reading the book, Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die, by Jon Katz. It was a great read, but honestly, I left so many teardrops all over the pages of this book.


This was given to me as a gift from a good friend after the death of my beloved cat, Mission, on March 11, 2014. She understood the depth of my grief and presented me with this book to try to help me wade through all the emotions evoked from losing a beloved pet.

I just now finished a eulogy that I wrote from the heart...with very little pause, on the front page of the book. It goes as this:

In memory of my beloved Mission, my eternal earth angel.

You came to me on a mission to help heal my grief, and left on a mission, when your time came - March 11, 2014.

I will love you and cherish you forever in eternity and will hold you close to my broken heart until I die.

Until we meet again, my angel, my butterfly boy...at the Rainbow Bridge.

Fly on now, my Mission...and do what you do best - bring Joy and Hope.

Your ever-loving earth mom...

[moon_beam]

Hi, OnAMission, please let me add my sincerest thank you to sharing your beautiful tribute to your beloved Mission with us. As Tom's Dad has so compassionately shared with you, please let me also reassure you that this grief journey is one of "adjustment" to the physical absence of your beloved Mission, as opposed to one of "getting over" or finding "closure." This adjustment journey is one of the most painful experiences you will know on this side of eternity, and it is a journey that cannot be reconciled in a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, or even 6 months - - for you are now on a journey that is filled with all the first withouts and the memories tthat can be all too painful right now that include "this time yesterday, last week, last month, last year" to endure.

Still it is a journey you do not travel alone, for each of us here do understand what you are going through, and we are here for you, with you, and beside you through every step of your grief adjustment journey.

Although your beloved Mission is no longer physically with you, there is one thing that will never change - - the love bond you and your beloved Mission share. Love is eternal - - it is not restricted to the physical laws of time and space. Your beloved Mission's sweet Living Spirit continues to share your earthly journey as he always has and always will - - for he is always and forever a part of your heart and memories, OnAMission - - he is always and forever a heartbeat close to you.

Thank you again for sharing your beloved Mission with us. Perhaps sometime you will feel up to sharing a picture of him with us - - but only when / if you want to. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam