Gretchen was my first animal friend. She was a brown wire-haired retriever with piercing yellow eyes. My parents got her as a puppy when I was a baby. My dad used to say that he would come home with a bag of dog food in one arm, and a bag of diapers in the other. …
Choosing when to euthanize an animal friend can be harrowing. It’s difficult to say goodbye at all, not to mention to be the one to “pull the trigger” and make the final decision to let them go. I’ve experienced both sudden and unexpected loss, in addition to being faced with the euthanasia decision, and either …
Every month we pay bills for things we can’t see. But if we don’t pay for it, life ceases as we know it. Those bills include electricity and cell phone usage. Imagine calling the electric company and saying: “I’m not paying for something I can’t see”. They will say “sure”. And guess what? No power …
