Hard Goodbye

This week we moved into a new home, a rental. It is a beautiful home, and God really blessed us in finding it. It wasn't as difficult to say goodbye to our first home as I thought it would be. But there was another goodbye that was much more difficult than I ever anticipated. We had to give up our beloved "baby" -- our dog, Hannity. We would have had to turn her into an outside dog, which would have been hard enough for her. But she is also very sick and we were spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars that we don't have. It was a terrible goodbye and I miss her more than I ever thought I would. I still think I hear her sometimes. Or I go toward the laundry room to let her outside to go potty and then remember she's not there. Or I'll pass a hiking trail and think "Oh, I should come back here with Hannity. She would love it." She was a great dog, even in spite of her crazy ways and her many many illnesses. If she could survive eating 3 lbs. of chocolate and live, she can survive anything! Hannity -- we love you and miss you dearly!!