Life in South Texas

A friend gave me this card yesterday and it really hit home...As you all know I love animals and always have. I remember watching a television show where an elephant in the wild died and all the members of the group were mourning...

We are all creatures of this great earth,

interconnected in ways beyond understanding.

Take elephants. So big. So strong. And yet, when a member of the herd passes, even elephants mourn. They gather around, extend their trunks, and gently touch the tusks of their fallen family member. It's their ritual. It's how they heal. And it's sad. And it's beautiful.

So Maybe what we're trying to say is that the World doesn't expect you to be fine with this.

Be how you need to be. Mourn how you need to mourn.

And know that you're thought of with love.

One of my first photos taken with John and one that I love and will always remember.

The back of the photo said Christmas 1984 Wendy with her New Dad!

John and I with the carriage in Marshall, Michigan 1998.

I love taking John and my Mother for carriage rides. I know they enjoyed it and it was something that I could do for them. They've both done so much for me!