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ABOUT US
ABOUT SILKIES
THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
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| THE RAINBOW BRIDGE |
| This is Where Our Beloved Pets Wait For Us - After They Have Left Us |
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 IN LOVING MEMORY OF "TARA" Born: October 10, 1989 Died: September 27, 2001 2 weeks short of her 12th Birthday Good-Bye my sweet Lady! You will be so sadly missed by us all! Rainbow Bridge Just this side of Heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing: they each miss someone very special, someone who was left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; his eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly, he breaks from the group, flying over the green grass, faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into those trusting eyes, so long gone from your life, but never absent from your heart. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together... *Author Unknown* THE RAINBOW BRIDGE Version 2 By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still. Where the friends of man and woman do run, When their time on earth is over and done. For here, between this world and the next, Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest. On this golden land, they wait and they play, Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day. No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness, For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness. Their limbs are restored, their health renewed, Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued. They romp through the grass, without even a care, Until one day they start, and sniff at the air. All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back, Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack. For just at that instant, their eyes have met; Together again, both person and pet. So they run to each other, these friends from long past, The time of their parting is over at last. The sadness they felt while they were apart, Has turned into joy once more in each heart. They embrace with a love that will last forever, And then, side-by-side, they cross over...together. Author Unknown * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WHEN THE TIME COMES If it should be that I grow frail and weak And pain should keep me from my sleep, Then will you do what must be done, For this--the last battle--can't be won. You will be sad I understand, But don't let grief then stay your hand, For on this day, more than the rest, Your love and friendship must stand the test. We have had so many happy years, You wouldn't want me to suffer so. When the time comes, please, let me go. Take me to where my needs they'll tend, Only, stay with me till the end And hold me firm and speak to me Until my eyes no longer see. I know in time you will agree It is a kindness you do to me. Although my tail its last has waved, From pain and suffering I have been saved. Don't grieve that it must be you Who has to decide this thing to do; We've been so close--we two--these years, Don't let your heart hold any tears. Author Unknown * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I'M STILL HERE I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep. I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear, "It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here." I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea, You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me. I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore. I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more. I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care. I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there. I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key. I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said " it's me." You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair. I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there. It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday. To say to you with certainty, "I never went away." You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew.... in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you. The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning." And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide, I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side. I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see. Be patient, live your journey out... then come home to be with me. Author unknown ************************************ THE LITTLE DOG ANGEL High up in the courts of Heaven today A little dog angel waits; With the other angels she will not play But she sits alone at the gates. For I know my mistress will come - says she And when she comes she will call for me. The other angels pass her by, As they hurry towards the throne, And she watches them with a wistful eye, As she sits at the gates alone. But I know if I just wait patiently That someday my mistress will call for me. And her mistress, down on earth below, As she sits in her easy chair, Forgets sometimes and whispers low, To the dog - who is not there. And the little dog cocks her ears, And dreams that her mistress's voice she hears. And when at last her mistress waits Outside in the dark and cold, For the hand of death to open the door, That leads to those courts of gold, She will hear a sound through the gathering dark, A little Dog Angel's Bark. Author: Unknown + + + + + + + + + + I wish someone had given little Jesus a dog as loyal and loving as mine to sleep by His manger and gaze in His eyes and adore Him for being divine. As Our Lord grew to manhood, His own faithful dog would have followed Him all through the day while he preached to the crowds and made the sick well and knelt in the Garden to pray. It is sad to remember that Christ went away to face death alone and apart, with no tender dog following close behind to comfort its Master's heart. And when Jesus rose on that Easter morn, how happy He would have been as His dog kissed his hand and barked in delight for the One who died for all men! Well, the Lord has a dog now; I just sent Him mine, the old pal so dear to me. And I smile through my tears on this first day alone, knowing THEY'RE in eternity... author unknown... + + + + + + + + + "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." -Unknown + + + + + + + + + + + "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." -Josh+Billings ++++++++++++++ + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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