Since I posted about Louie 7 months ago, we have gotten a new pup - Cooper. And Cooper is very much Danielle's dog. I still miss my lil Louie. But a friend at work did a painting of him for me. And then another friend had me for a Hidden Wings gift exchange - Hidden Wings was about angels. Well she got me a little memory box with an angel on it, and some words of encouragement about those who leave this life. Louie will always be in my heart, and I might always shed a tear thinking about him, or seeing old pics of him, or even when friends post that they've had to put down a beloved pet.
But in the same sense, reading past posts shows me how much I have grown. With the different tests I face in life. How I react and how I come out stronger. And I am stronger.