Today I thought I would share with you what I have learned from the oldest
member of our family....
Hickory.
At 17, this old gal is almost totally blind and deaf.
She is old and crusty on the outside.
But inside....she is still a puppy,
so full of life and love and joy.
(She lives for tasty morsels!)
She has taught me that what we see on the outside
has nothing to do with what is on the inside.
And although a person (or critter) might appear disheveled or unkempt,
inside there is a soul, like all of ours, who needs love,
and has love to give.
She reminds me that as our bodies age and change,
our souls, our spirits remain the same.
We may be 60 or 70 or 80 or 90 on the outside,
but inside we are the same as when we were young.
So, although I know that I am preaching to the choir....
I can tell what kind souls you all are by the beautiful comments you leave for me....
it never helps for any of us to have a reminder.
Our time on this earth is way too short;
and time passes too quickly.
Love and kindness are our most important legacies.
What we leave behind is the love that we have given.
Give it freely!
Give it generously.
We know that our days with Hickory are numbered,
and so we will take every opportunity to let her know that she is cherished.
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Today is a big day for Moll Flanders.
Our new adopted stray is having surgery today...
Moll is being spayed by Dr. Becky....
our contribution to help stop the proliferation of unwanted cats.
Comments
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Sherry
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Sherry
Good luck to Miss Moll for her surgery. She is a lucky kitty!
My grandmother, at 85, said... "My body tells me I'm 85 years old, but inside I still feel like the girl I've always been".
Michle
Hickory is adorable - as are all your furbabies on the farm!! They really have lots to teach us , if only we take a moment to observe.
Wishing Moll Flanders are quick recovery!! xo HHL
Hickory has such sweet eyes and they may not works as well but it looks like his sniffer works just fine!
Good luck Miss Moll!!
Special Hugs today to all!!!!!
Becky
Velva
My hugz to Hickory, Maddie and all your fur & feathered kids.
I look at my Dolly~girl, she is 15 and my heart aches when I realize that we are on the 'tail end' of her journey through life...but I am feed will gladness when I think about her life as a rescue kitty before she came in to ours.
ok, now I am getting weepy-eyed.
Hugz to you all.....
>^..^<
On another note, the cats are just drawn to the farm, aren't they?