In Memoriam

This is a post I never wanted to have to make.......

Gracie Lu

7/11/07 - 5/6/17

I had to let go of my beautiful baby Boston Terrier 2 weeks ago.

I am just now able to share this news with you all.

I am heartbroken.

I want to take this time to thank each and every one of you for all of the 

tremendous support you have given to me.  From calls, e-mails, texts, replying

to my previous blog entry, and Facebook messages.  

Your concern for Gracie Lu and me has been

overwhelming, and I appreciate it so very much.

If I haven't responded to you personally, please know

how much your comments have meant to me.

I am thankful to God for blessing me with Gracie Lu.

She taught me so much about life.......

.....to be happy

.....to savor the moments you are given
.......to take the road trip....it may take longer, but may be worth it

.....and most of all to love.

One of my quilting friends, Sharon, shared a thought with me that is so true.

Dogs are very much like God in the fact that

they can love unconditionally.

So true.

So very, very true.

Gracie Lu was my big, bumbling, bull in a china shop, clown of a dog.

She loved making people laugh, and brought such joy to 

everyone she came in contact with.

She was a Boston Terrier through and through....

extremely devoted to her family and home.....and you

better not act aggressive to her daddy or she would give you an earful.

She was like her daddy, and LOVED to eat!

But, most of all, she loved to love.

And, I definitely know she loved me as much as I loved her.

I'd like to share a few of my favorite photos of Gracie Lu.

I hope you enjoy them.

The day Gracie Lu came home.

Nap time with Daddy.

Gracie Lu LOVED nap time!

Growing up with big Sissy Sophia.

Gracie Lu is the one sitting up.

Gracie's first experience with snow!

Give her a tennis ball, and she would play all day!

(When she wasn't napping in between!)

Whatta ham!

She couldn't believe she won the 

Miss America Pageant here!

On Christmas morn, she KNEW

Santa had visited her because she and her sissy

were good girls!

What a loving little girl.

She would lean in for her kisses from Daddy.

See what I mean?

My sweet baby girl!

She could bury herself in the bed for naps.

If I didn't know where she was in the house, 

I could always find her buried under

the covers in the bed!

She also helped my friend Mike finish one of 

his marathons!

There will never be eyes like that again!

She loved talking to Mawmaw and Pawpaw on the phone.

Not to mention her Aunt Lisa, and cousins Hannah and Curtis.

She loved sitting on my lap.

And, usually made a great book or magazine holder.

One of her proudest moments was winning a 

Hallmark card contest with her sissy Sophia.

The inside of the card reads:

"Smile!  It's your birthday!"

I held her paw for the last time before we

had to say goodbye here on earth.

An interesting, and very consoling thing happened

the day Gracie Lu passed on.

The roses started to bloom here at the Quilt Cave.

The roses also bloomed at my Grandmother's house

the day my Grandma passed away many years ago.

A beautiful sign to me for 2 beautiful

beings that blessed my life.

I will get back to blogging now.

I am feeling better with each passing day.

And, I am going to host Scrap Club here on my blog starting in June.

Thank you all for understanding my blogging circumstances these past few months.

I am so thankful to have quilting friends and family like you from all over the world!

Thanks for being a part of my life!

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

Kevin the Quilter