Posted on 07/28/2013 1:59:03 PM PDT by Lazamataz
You have given so many people the chance to tell of their
love of their special pets and that is a wonderful gift.
Their stories as well as Cathy’s has brought tears to my
eyes. I have two kitties under a year old...brother and
sister...and they have already won my heart. I have been
afraid for years to have another pet because I’ve had to
say goodbye to so many before, but it was the right time
for them to be here. :)
Thank you...
Oh, she was a fair beauty, your Cathy. I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, and at such a young age. I am glad that you got so much from your brief time with her, and I am sure that she got much from the relationship as well. Please accept my sympathies, as a cat person who has had to say goodbye to beloved pets before. It’s like someone grabbed a piece of your vital organs and just began to rip them out of you with a fiendish laugh.
Oh....Laz.....My screen is blurry as well as many others here.....your post was magnificent, the way you felt for your cat ....is the way I feel for my cat Winston.
Bless you and that wonderful cat.
I know GOD is with you.
Well, then come on over and sit by me...it’s been nineteen years since my cat.
It may be crazy by some standards, but I don’t much care.
What a gorgeous boy. Look at the expression....”You know I hate having my picture taken and yet you INSIST?”
Thanks for the note.
I have lost many pets over the years.
They were all special in their own little ways.
I keep getting more...
I am so very sorry for your loss. I’ve been there and am getting ready to take another trip in the next couple of days/weeks. Thank you for opening up with your beautiful memorial to Cathy. She was loved and she knew it. I hope I can get through this next one. 15 yo. kitty. Please say a prayer for Katie. God Bless You!
At least we’ll have each other for company in the loony bin.
:)
Fantanstic posting, Laz!
Reminded me of when a couple of dogs and cats of mine had to be put down at the vet. Traumatic times.
Laz, this is a beautiful post. (And your little girl was so beautiful too! Cathy was a lovely cat.) I am impressed that you are able to process things so quickly to be able to write about this. And I agree that some cats are really special (and dogs too, I’m sure, except that I’m much more familiar with cats), and very possibly sent for a reason. One of ours cats is “Daddy’s boy” (even though I don’t think my husband has ever fed him!) and I really think he was sent to us to help my husband through some very hard times. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
“I prayed for Cathy, and for you, my facebook friend. I think my prayers were answered. God blesses those who love animals. There will be a special place in Heaven for you.”
Couldn’t say it better. Enjoy kitty Heaven Cathy!!!
Thank-you.
“I so desperately want to believe that the life of these little beings remains some where...”
Spirited: Thomas Aquinas held that animals are redeemed through our love and care of them. C.S. Lewis agreed, saying that dogs for instance, only become doggie when loved by humans.
So what becomes of redeemed animals/pets? Lewis believed (and I agree) that since eternal Paradise is a very real physical place (earth renewed/perfected) and our heavenly Father loves us and wants us to be happy then our much-beloved tail-wagging, head-butting furry friends will be there.
OMG.... this is almost exactly, word-for-word, the truth that was revealed to me when I was in conscious contact with Higher Power. The reason I know it was God and not my subconscious is that when I asked the question "Do animals have souls", I got an answer that was contrary to a lifetime's worth of belief. If it had been my subconscious surfacing, the answer would have been "Of course they do." Instead, I got a definite "No." I surmised to God, then, that I would NOT see Cathy again. I got back a feeling of "incorrect". The two were cognitively disassociated, they ran counter to one another. I questioned this disconnect to God. It was revealed to me that Cathy (and other loved pets) would be recreated for me on the other side. I objected: "That's just a copy!" I got back a feeling of great love, and an assurance that no, this would not be a copy. It would really be her.
I didn't share this before now because it sounds so crazy. No audible voices were heard, not even words, just emotions that flowed over me from God. It's hard to describe.
Now I hear a Saint, Aquinas, confirming what God 'felt' to me. I guess I was truly in conscious contact with my Higher Power.
Blows my mind to have YET ANOTHER confirmation. We are so loved and treasured by God.
What a beauty! And she is looking at you through the eyes of love.
Oh, yeah. She is definitely waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge. Take heart my dear friend. You will meet again.
I know, my love. I have been told by none other than Higher Power. Thanks and I hope these thoughts comfort you and help you should you ever need to go through this....
I've received that assurance also. The reason it is not spelled out as such in His Word is that if it were, He would be obligated to "bring up" every mouse, fish, bird and insect that ever lived. This way He chooses some animals for eternal life, and others not.
Thank you for sharing your pain and your insight. Could you add me to the "Laz's Important Stuff" ping list? Thanks.
Have you always really known that, or is this one of the things you learned through this experience? I'm 56, and have struggled with that all my life. I keep trying to comprehend it in rational terms.
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