Dena,
Your tribute to Natalie was just beautiful--thank you for sharing it with us. All of the pictures show how special she was.

Colleen

Dena, That was so beautiful. I'm hugging Romeo and bawling like a baby. She was just so presious. Again I am so sorry.

Dena, that was BEAUTIFUL. I cried so hard through the whole thing.

(((((huge hugs))))))

Stacy

Reflecting a little.........
 

Dena,
I had to wait a while after I saw the video of precious Natalie. I just could not stop crying.:cry: Your tribute to her was as beautiful as the love you had for this amazing little girl. As you say, she was so very much more than "just a dog"; that is why you grieve for her so. Right now, Mango has just run into the room carrying Nat's little LamieDoodle in her mouth, like she has since the day she received it, and it's made my cry all over again, thinking of your Angel. Treasure your memories of her Dena; they are what will make you heal.:angel2dl::angel2dl::angel2dl:
Much love,
Lauren

Dena,

I'm still so sorry about Natalie. Everyone can tell by your recent posts that you are still in so much pain from her passing. But i'm glad Gracie is there to remind you that you are still loved and needed and you need to go on. Those pictures are proof.

i just now heard of this....
 

i am so saddened for you.... i don't even know what else to say hunny....

.......im sorry ....
 

my prayers are with you ...she is at peace...and looking over you...from above...
-with lots of love from me and tiff

Dena, how sweet those pics are of Gracie. She needs her mommy, just as your daughter does. As much as you are hurting, you will have a new grandbaby to love very soon. See, as Natalie headed into heaven, you will have another "skin" baby sent to you from God. Its the circle of life. congrats new Grandma (again) to be!

Dena,

I am so sorry for the loss of your baby Natalie. SHe was such a precious little thing.

sorry I haven't offered condolences sooner, but I never check this section.


RIP baby natalie.. run free..

Hi Dena,
That Gracie is just precious and seems so comforted to be in your arms. I am so glad you have her.

Colleen

I am just now seeing this, Dena I am so so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. That was a beautiful tribute to Natalie, may God give you the peace that you so need now.

Oh Dena I, too, am just now seeing this and I am deeply sadened by the loss of our dear baby Natalie. I remember you always posting about her and I thought she was getting better. Your tribute to Natalie was moving and so touching...I can't stop crying...Natalie was your baby but she was also one of YTs own. We share in your mourning and loss. Hugs my friend.:(

Dena, I'm so shocked and saddened to see this thread. I'm so, so sorry for everything you have gone through. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Little Natalie is waiting at the Bridge for you.

Love,
Megan

Oh Dena...The video was beautiful! The tears, they flowed, and flowed. God loved you enough that He trusted you with Natalie, even for a short time, He trusted you...now He knew when He gave her to you, He would take her back...but He also knew that you would be strong enough to bear her leaving. If God knew that, it is so. So please, as unbearable as the pain is right now, reach way down inside yourself and grab hold to His Mercy and His Grace that will sustain you and get you through this. Look into those other little faces and see how much they need you. They are hurting too in a way that we cannot know...they loved little Natalie too. If you can, just reach out and hold them...I bet your pain will begin to become less and less and they return your love. They need their momma right now and you need them. And a new grandchild...how wonderful is that! I too have a new grandson due in April and the impending joy is just overwhelming...please let yourself feel that joy again. Take care of YOU...whatever you have to do, take care of YOU. Please take comfort that life here is fleeting, it is but a vapor...but God loves us so much that He would place in our lives things to make us happy...tho we lose those we love, He has promised a place that there will be no sorrow, no sickness and no death...and there, if we believe, we will be re-united with those we love. They wait for us there...in that place we call Heaven...please take comfort in that Dena. But for now, there are people and fur babies here that NEED you...the love they have for you cannot be measured...please let that love heal your broken heart so that you can love again. We are praying for you!!!

I've just watched the video Dena, it took me hours to download. It is beautiful. You have captured all of Nats special moments. She was a tiny treasure, and she couldn't have had a better mommy. Give your love to the other little ones now, they need you and will bring you joy at this sad time. Natalie will never be forgotten, she will live in all our hearts forever. Thank you for sharing your baby with us.

Love and hugs,
Sheilagh.

Dena,
That was BEAUTIFUL... you did a fantastic job memoralizing your precious baby girl who was, indeed, a gift from god. I want to Thank you for allowing me to hold your sweet baby that day we met. She truly was a fighter.

It is ok to need help getting through this time of grief. You ask is it silly to call her your Best Friend and what does that say about your life??
I hope it says alot because I tell Rusty EVERY SINGLE DAY and everyone else knows it too... "Rusty, you're my BESTEST Friend" I too do NOT know what I will do when he passes. I hold and love him everyday the way you did Natalie.
You filled her life everyday with love and care and that is the what a best friend should do.

I also wanted to say... I LOVE the part in the video of Natalie & Gracie playing... how sweet that she had a fursister to play with in the final stages of her life.... Gracie seems so careful with her while playing... sooo sweet.
Take care and big hugs
Angi

Gracie looks like good medicine. I hope you are felling even a tiny bit better today.

I'm so sorry for your loss... :(

I am soooooo sorry. I sat here, quiet trying to think of what to say and I just cannot type the way I feel, nor can I hug you the way you deserve to be hugged. I am so sorry. :(

I just watched her video . . that was truly wonderful Dena . . Goodbye baby natalie . . .your will forever be in my heart.

Dena, I have not been able to keep you and little Natalie out of my mind for very long over the last few days. My heart just aches for you, and I know what a hard time this is for you:unlove: You can count on continuing prayers from me, that's certain:hands: You have a lot of folks here that care, and we all loved little Miss Natalie so:love: Hang in there, friend!!!:girl_hug:

Dena, don't be so hard on you... there is not pain-meter... nobody feels the same... you are not loosing it because you feel that sad, or may need some medication... embrace the help, go thru the pain, and one day, believe me, you will remember her and just smile. There is not "right" lenght of time to recover... just take one day at a time, and take care of yourself... We love you, and are here for you...

Dena~ I just got home from being gone for the holiday and I'm completely devastated (not as much as you must be, but it has really ripped open the wounds of losing my parrots a year ago for me) over your loss of sweet little Natalie. I can't even speak right now and thank goodness my dh is asleep or he'd be frantic over my complete decompensation here....I am at a total loss for words right now, other than to say I'm so terribly terribly sorry. I am looking at a package I have wrapped and ready to send to Natalie but wanted to wait til I got back home to do it so that I could take the time to get a confirmation (as our mail is SO lame here) which means taking it to the post office. I am literally sick to my stomach just looking at it. There is so much I want to say to you, but the main thing is that Natalie had the very best of everything she could possibly have had. She had more love than just about 20 of any other dogs I know put together and I know she knew that. You know, sometimes, it seems like they're so much better, and they are, while we're around, b/c they're putting their best foot forward for us b/c they love us so much. And they just wait til we are gone to let down and go...you did so much to give her the very best chance for a good and healthy and happy life~ it was good and it was happy for her; the health you had little control over unfortunately. And don't think about the "what ifs" or "If I'd only...."...believe me, I've been going thru that for the last 2 years. We're human and we can't know everything. We can't project what's going to happen in the next second, much less the next 24 hours or so....I'm the last person to tell you anything about not beating yourself up about things like this, but I'm so glad that you have Gracie~ I don't think I'd even be here if I hadn't gotten Max when I did~ he gave me something that I absolutely had to deal with, and he seemed to understand that when I cried, he needed to be close to me; it's like his "job" to make me feel better. So let Gracie help you. I can't say that you'll get over Natalie's loss any sooner, but it will be much less painful I think, to have the love of a Yorkie who seems to understand. Plus, she lost her friend too....I'll have to get some sleep and come back when I'm not in such a state of shock. I'm so sorry for you. You are the best thing that could ever have happened to that little girl! Seana and Max

P.S....This might sound a little weird (and I hear ya about looking at the cremains....not the best idea from one who did it also), but I want to get a piece of jewelry made that I can wear all the time like maybe a locket sort of thing or something that will encapsulate a bit of my parrot's remains. I am sure that if you went to a goldsmith or jewelry designer, they could make something for you that would be exactly the right thing for you and the remains would be totally sealed. I still haven't figured out exactly what I want, but it's one of my things to do this year~ there is no way I'd ever scatter their ashes away from me or bury them or anything else. I know it sounds a little Angelina Jolie-esque, but I really want to have them as close to me as possible and I thought this would be it...just a thought. Bless you!

Dena - I am just now seeing this thread, and I cannot stop crying after watching your beautiful tribute to baby Natalie :(. I will treasure the wonderful pictures you sent me of the girls with your Christmas card even more now, as those are such special pictures of your angels. I cannot even begin to imagine what you are going through, but I will keep you in my prayers that each days gets a little easier. I got Sukoshi to help me through my grief of unexpectantly losing my bunny rabbit last November (like you, I couldn't stop crying), and a year later, I can't imagine my life without her. Hold tight to Gracie and let her help you through!! I'm so sorry for your loss!

I am so sorry for your loss. I know you did everything you could for Natalie and she is more than grateful for what you have given her. And thanks for the wonderful christmas cards you sent with your babies on there.

So sorry for your loss, hoping that the pain eases with each day.