06/27/2025
& devastated.
I had to say goodbye to 3 of my babies this afternoon. All totally unrelated circumstances, but nonetheless orchestrated at the same time.
Lloyd…. Kidney failure.
Sweet Thing…. It was her time to go home, she was tired and weak. She lived an amazing 20 years at our sanctuary.
Callie …. cancer in her stomach… She couldn’t breathe.
*Lloyd was unexpected. I found him last night having difficulty. He rapidly declined overnight. I am grateful that I was able to save him from any further suffering.
*Sweet Thing and Callie we’re both on hospice care for many many months. They were inseparable as many of these pictures show. I was always worried who would pass away first. I am convinced beyond the shadow of a doubt that this was orchestrated by God.
I was holding Callie today and talking to her. She never let me hold her. Today she did. She looked deep into my eyes and listen to every word I said. She knew. She just knew. I just can’t explain it. I told her that her mom had passed away, but that she didn’t have to say goodbye. That they were going to be together pain-free with her two brothers Midnight and Archie, who had gone before them. Now to leave behind, Mama’s Boy and Gracie.
Mama’s Boy had not left his mom, Sweet Thing’s, side for over two days. He knew.
I wish some of you could witness what I experience. Some days I just have no hope. The sanctuary is not something I chose. It’s something God asked me to do. Sometimes He gives me a glimpse into heaven. Today was one of those days. I think I cried nonstop from 12 o’clock to 5 o’clock. It was excruciating. I felt like my soul was being ripped out of my body and the pain throughout my body was surreal. I could barely breathe.
(The veterinarian said this was the first time in her 30 years that she had to put three cats from one family to sleep at the same time.)
It was horrific and glorious at the same time. Please pray for Gracie and Mama‘s Boy… for their precious little hearts. 💔