Today Maggie has left us to join others before her in doggie heaven. It was a very peaceful ending to such a full and joyous life. Maggie will be greatly missed! The picture below was from this morning, just before she passed on. We very much appreciate everyone's kind words and prayers as we struggle with this difficult time.
She was the central player in some of the happiest chapters of our lives. Chapters of young love and new beginnings, of new careers, many moves, and the birth of Carson. Maggie came into our lives just as we were trying to figure out what they would become. She became part of our melded fabric, a tightly woven and inseparable strand in the weave that was us. Just as we helped shape her into the family pet she would become, she helped to shape us, as well - as a couple, as parents, as animal lovers, and adults. Despite everything, Maggie had given us a gift which was priceless and free. She taught us the art of unconditional love. How to give it, how to receive it.
The above was adapted from "Marly & Me" by John Grogan. When I read this book it reminded me so much of how we felt about Maggie.
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