Teaching Little Miracles: And the Winners Are......and a sad loss!

Congratulations to...

Our BIG Winner ($30 to your choice Amazon or Target AND 3 items of your choice from our TPT store):

Christine

Runner-Ups (3 items of your choice from our TPT store):

Delighted

Jennifer

Kirra

Lori

We will be contacting each of you via e-mail soon!

On a sad note, my husband and I lost one of our dogs last week. Many of you know that we don't have kids and our pets are like our babies. I was reminded of how precious life is and how our days our numbered in this world.

Last Friday, I stepped out into our garage and turned off the outside lights. We have a doggy door into our garage so the dogs can come in and cool off in the summer and get warm in the winter. So, here came Kody, Zuez and Raquium in to see me as I was turning the lights off. I was in such a hurry because I was running behind and I turned and said hi to the three of them and was off. Kody was just fine and acting himself.

Around 5:00, my husband called me and asked where I was. He then stated that I needed to come home right away. I asked what was wrong and he said that I needed to just get home as soon as possible. I knew then that something was wrong (he didn't want to tell me on the phone since I had to drive home). When I got home, I found my husband laying on the kitchen floor beside Kody. Kody was passing blood, couldn't walk and struggling to breathe. My first thought was, why didn't I take the time to stop and love on him a little more that morning.

We took him to the vet right away and she said that he was almost gone and that there really wasn't anything that she could do to save him. Therefore, we had him put to sleep. He was 13 years old and and they thought that he may have had a tumor in his stomach that ruptured.

Needless to say, I was reminded that I should slow down and take the time to enjoy all that are in my life. So, this whole week, I took the time every morning to give a little extra love to the babies that we have left in our lives and to my husband. Kody was a blessing and a friend for 13 years of our lives. He will be missed!