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In 2007, I began my original website, Sonshine's Haven. In 2007, it was turned into a blog and used to keep family updated on my first husband's fight with liver cancer. He passed away November of 2009. We were married for 34+ wonderful years and this journals some of that grief process I've gone through.

I have since remarried another widower, but Mike is missed dearly, and will always be a big part of my life.

At times, all of us will be called to act as witnesses to the suffering of another. We will be unable to affect the outcome physically. Words will fail us. Prayer will seem futile. And yet, the act of bearing witness to someone else's trials is a sacred sorrow that offers and astounding glimpse of eternal joy." by Ginger Garrett

"Being willing to stay with a loved one throughout their travail, can be difficult....YES! But offering yourselves as faithful companions on a dark and dreadful journey can be an unmeasured blessing." (paraphrased by me)

3.24.2014

Chloe and Hailey

It has been several months since my last post.  I'm guessing I have been a little more busy lately.  Of course, coming through all the birthday's in November, then through all of the holidays, past more birthdays....leaves me simply breathless!


But now...back to the computer!


February was a rough month right from the very start!!!  On February 1st, I had to put my little Hailey to sleep.  It broke my heart.  I had never thought I would be the one doing this.  It was always said that Mike would have to be the one.  But, seeing her go down hill so quickly and seeing blood in her stools told me she wasn't going to recover from whatever was wrong. 


What hit me doubly hard though, was losing Chloe three days later.  She had been having mini seizures constantly, then right in the middle of her nap a HUGE one hit her.  We rushed her to the vet.  They tried valium and other sedatives to help her, but she let out the most terrifying yelping I have ever heard, and my heart knew what the right thing was to do.  So, both of my babies went to doggy heaven so quickly. 


Maybe it was a blessing.  But they were gone so quickly!  The shock is slowly wearing off and the reality is setting in. I was tremendously blessed to have been their mommy!
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