Farewell, sweet boy...

Our hearts are broken in tiny pieces and laying at our feet.

Our tears are many 

and the void is deeply and achingly painful.

We lost our little Lion King, Toby, today.

I held my sweet boy in my arms

and spoke soothingly to him as he gazed up at me with his sea green eyes.

His little body was weary,

weak,

and becoming emaciated.

He lay there and tried to purr.

My tears dropped onto his silky, orange tummy.

I was alone in the vet's office

when I had to make the difficult decision.

A decision that many of us have had to make in our lives.

A decision that never, ever gets any easier.

A decision that I had prayed I would not have to make today.

A decision that totally undid me and broke me.

I realized there would be no more shared ice cream with Daddy...

no more playing "socky" for hours on end...

 and no more snuggling with Mommy.

I am deeply comforted knowing that he is now spending his nights

laying by Tessa's side, like he so loved to do,

at The Rainbow Bridge.

We love you so, little man.

We miss you

and

we will never forget you...

♥

Thank you, dear Lord, 

for loaning us the most perfect little marmalade cat 

for 12 years.

We give him back to you now...

 

{ tearful hugs }