I feel your pain Michelle. It's pretty intense for you too. This may sound crazy to some of you out there, but early this morning I got up to use the restroom, and as I lay back down, I looked at the end of my bed where Cricket used to sleep all night by my feet (why there I don't know-lol). Anyway, of course Cricket wasn't there, and as we are having a seriously unseasonably warm winter here in Dallas, I felt sadness because Cricket didn't get to enjoy October/fall the way we normally did, enjoying the breeze through the windows and going outside (new dog) to explore in the great weather. As soon as that thought entered my mind as I lay there, a calm male voice came into my head and said to me, 'my child, Cricket has gotten to do all that and more since he left you.' It shocked me, but I felt I should say something, so I said, "But I miss him so much and it hurts." But that was it; no more voice. So I'm not sure what to make of this, except that I believe that an Angel or maybe God himself said that to me, which is a good thing. The grieving and sadness is getting less for me, the calmness more. I believe the Rainbow Bridge website poem, which says that Cricket will be waiting for me when I cross too. The website also has quotes from the Bible regarding animals, and it's funny: I study the Bible, but not what the Bible says about animals, and have struggled like Michelle on whether or not that animals are just 'gone' after they die, or if they have spirits. I was really surprised to see all the quotes in the Bible regarding animals. It basically says that God has a covenant not only with humans, but with all living animals as well. Pretty neat for me. Please, I don't want anyone thinking I am preaching. I wouldn't know how to preach if I had to. lol. I am just sharing information because I know some of you out there would be interested. I learn something new here everyday!!!
For anyone who wants to see the quotes, the link is here: http://rainbowsbridge.com/Grief_Support_Center/Grief_Support/scripture.htm :) Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have been following this thread and wanted to say > something, but I can not > figure out what it is that I want to say. I have > longed for a sign from > mine also, and fear that the lack of a sign means > either that there is nothing > after death or that they are mad at me for what I > did or did not do in their > last days. When I have seen them in dreams, I do > not know what that means > either. All of it is painful. If the good dreams > about them are a sign of > something, are the bad dreams about them a sign > also? Because I have a lot of those > too. > > I relate to the feeling of thinking Maizee jumped on > the couch. We used to > take our dogs in the car a lot to go to conservation > land for walks, and it is > only recently, almost 8 months after our last dog > died, that I have stopped > thinking they are in the back seat. There are > certain words that Gray and I > used to have to say in code because the dogs > understood them and would get all > excited (e.g. walk, hungry, food, grandma -- they > loved my mom and knew her > by "grandma"). Sometimes we still find ourselves > avoiding those words, and > when we realize we don't need to anymore it really > hurts. I feel like I see > Simon every time I see a picture of a round-faced > orange cat. It has gotten > to the point in our house where most weeks have a > death anniversary in them. > This Saturday is Buddy's. It is about all we can do > sometimes just to go on. > Michelle > > In a message dated 1/17/2006 5:58:56 P.M. Eastern > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Wendy I feel the same as you do.I am still waiting > for a sign that she > forgives me and knows that I love her so much.It is > very hard for me still and it > has been 2 months since she left me and I still have > really bad days where I > cry my heart out.I keep asking her if she sent > Rafferty to me,he is such a > sweetie,he helps me on my low days.I know we will > heal to a point where we can > think of them and not cry.I have had a few weird > experiences since she > passed,my boyfriend and I both have. I was eating > popcorn and watching ER one night > and it felt like she jumped on the couch next to > me.I just smiled and said > hi Maizee.I wasn't even thinking about her at that > moment.Maybe if we don't > look too hard for a sign,they will let us know then. > Sherry > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
