Dr. Bonnie’s 2012 Reflections

Dr. Bonnie's Reflections of 2012 This spring we experienced a beautiful week in Avon/Outer Banks, NC with our three grown children. For those who have grown children, you know how precious this is getting everyone together. We had a home on the beach and watched the sun set and rise against the ocean with all its glory. We played in the water, made smores in the firepit and played cards and games galore. Our oldest daughter even caught a baby shark on our fishing excursion. It was a place that we all agreed we would want to revisit soon. The next milestone was my son deciding to enlist in the Army/ROTC. He left for…

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All Dogs Go to Heaven: Goodbye Sweet Beau.

All Dogs Go to Heaven: Goodbye Sweet Beau. I asked God to give me a sign that I would know without a doubt that it was time. The element of time meaning that it was time for Beau to go to heaven. Part of me prayed that he would pass on his own so that no one had to make the decision.  But as we know, life doesn't happen the easy way or the way we want it. After the second day of Beau refusing to eat his favorite foods like sardines or Hormel (hormone, antibiotic and nitrate free) meat, I sensed it was close. The next sign…

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All Dogs Go to Heaven

All Dogs Go to Heaven
Beau and Alvin

Do you ever ask or wonder if all dogs go to heaven? I asked God to give me a sign that I would know without a doubt that it was time. The element of time means that it was time for Beau to go to heaven. Part of me prayed that he would pass on his own so that no one had to make the decision.  But as we know, life doesn't happen the easy way or the way we want it. After the second day of Beau refusing to eat his favorite foods like sardines or Hormel (hormone, antibiotic and nitrate-free) meat, I sensed it was close.…

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