This month brought two losses that broke our hearts into a million pieces.

Molly was my first rescue. I brought Molly home from Florida after I graduated from college, and together we shared so many adventures and memories. She was there through so much of my life, always by my side, and she was a huge inspiration for what ultimately became The Asher House Sanctuary.

Molly developed dementia, and eventually she became very ill. We discovered that she had a tumor that was causing her pain, so Sara and I had to make the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye. After 18 years together, her absence is something I feel every single day.

Missy entered our world only a few months ago, and immediately made such an impact in our pack and in our lives. Despite her disability, Missy was healthy and playful and sprinkled joy like pixie dust with every bouncy step.  Connection is not a function of time spent together, and I knew from the first moment that I held her, that Missy was “home” in every sense of the word.

Missy inexplicably developed a high fever that began to affect her organs and her entire body, and once again, we were in that unenviable position of having to let go of someone who has become a part of you.

As we continue to grieve, we find comfort in knowing that Molly and Missy were deeply cherished and surrounded by love until the very end. They will always hold a very special place in my heart and will never be forgotten. Fly free sweet girls...