What a beautiful post you wrote for Ashley. I can tell by your word's how much she was loved. Ashley is probally proud you opened your heart to little Katie. Hope you have 17 year's with Katie to. Hugg's.
Anne.:p

Lisa, this is a beautiful memorial to your Ashley. I have only had my boys for a little over 3 years and I understand the imprint these little ones make on the heart. I pray that I will be blessed to enjoy them for 17 years as you did Ashley.

What a beautiful remembrance of your little Ashley. I understand what a huge hole their loss can leave in your heart.

Lisa, what a beautiful tribute to your precious Ashley. I, too, am familar with the hole in your heart kinda pain - in time it will heal to a tiny pinprick of pain and a large slab of happy memories.

That was a beautiful tribute to your rose

Thank you again for your heartfelt remarks about my remembrance Ashley. I am a high school teacher, and today was graduation. One of the students recited her honor essay, and she spoke about the lessons she learned from reading The Little Prince. It was a beautiful essay, and it was particularly moving to me because of my love of the novel and my beloved Ashley. I know that on YorkieTalk, it is a love that people can truly understand. Thank you for allowing me to share her with you.

Happy Birthday, Beautiful Girl
 

We will always remember the special days and the love we shared with our precious little rose. Sweet loved one, I wish you could be with us as we celebrate your birthday. You are our special angel, and we will love you forever. Happy birthday, baby girl.

Tonight the fires of a candle is burning in your honor, sweet Ashley. It burns bright and warms our hearts with the memories of a beautiful life spent with you, our precious little angel. A symbolic candle burns within our hearts always filled with love, devotion, the bond and committment we shared, and special, beautiful memories. The light on this candle will never extinguish because the love we feel will last forever. Mommy and Daddy will always love you, and we hold you close in our hearts always.

Your post was so touching. I could feel the love for Ashley in the words you have written. Our pups are so loved. Once they go to rainbow bridge we still love them. I think we do heal from the hurt but we never forget them. Ashley will forever hold a special place in your heart. Happy birthday sweet Ashley.

Happy Birthday, precious Ashley. I can just imagine the party that our own loved ones threw you at Rainbow Bridge. You are so loved by your mommy. You left her with so many very precious memories of your life here on earth. If she lined up those memories end to end, they would encircle the earth endlessly. Rest precious girl until you and your family can be together again.

Time can never extinguish the flame that burns inside our hearts filled with love for you, little rose. Thursday it was four years ago that we lost you, and it still hurts to be without you. You will be forever loved and missed, and we have such powerful memories of our wonderful life with you, and how beautifully you touched our lives.

Your mommy and daddy loved you with all our hearts, and we always will. I think this photo taken the night before you passed away, tells the story of how much your daddy loves you.

I wrote these thank yous to Ashley a few days after we lost her. I would tell her the same today, except I'd add one more. Thank you, Ashley, for inspiring me to share my heart with another Yorkie little girl who I completely adore. I know you loved me so much, and you always hated when I was sad. Katie brings back so many memories of you and your sisters, and she has brought back joy and laughter to our lives. Katie doesn't take away how much we love you and your sisters; she enhances that love.

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http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/mem...yous-lexi.html

Thank you, Nikki, for your kindness and for starting this thread. As promised, below are my thank yous to my beloved little girl. She was everything to us, and I don't think I could ever truly tell her how much she means to us or how lost we are without her.

1. Thank you, Ashley, for making our home the happiest place on Earth for almost 17 years. Even though Mommy and Daddy are having a difficult time now facing each day without you, what you gave us was worth all of the pain we are feeling right now.

2. Thank you, Ashley, for being such a loving and loyal little girl. Your love will always burn bright in our hearts.

3. Thank you, Ashley, for letting us share our love with Kiwi and Gracie after you had all of the attention and affection to yourself.

4. Thank you, Ashley, for our walks together. You would get so excited when you were able say hello to everyone, especially the kids. I would come alive when I saw you like that.

5. Thank you, Ashley, for cuddling up close to Daddy and keeping him company when Mommy went to work. He loved taking care of you and having you as his baby. Thank you for taking care of him, too.

6. Thank you, Ashley, for helping Mommy and Daddy when your baby sisters passed away. You were sad too, but you helped to bring back our smiles.

7. Thank you, Ashley, for all of the kisses and wiggles when I would come home from work. Daddy would hold you and say, “Mommy’s home.” I loved when you would wiggle and flail your paws to try to reach out to me. You felt safe when you were with Mommy and Daddy and we would cuddle up next to you. That’s when I felt safe, too.

8. Thank you, Ashley, for our summers. I looked forward to summers most of all because Mommy and Daddy could spend all of our time with you. I kept telling you that summer was coming and that I wouldn’t have to leave you. I knew you weren’t going to live forever, but I was praying for at least one more summer with you.

9. Thank you, Ashley, for being such a trooper when Daddy was in the hospital. I was less lonely because you were there, and you kept me going. It would have been unbearable for us if anything happened to you when we weren’t there with you.

10. Thank you, Ashley, for cuddling even closer your last few weeks with us. No matter how close you were to us, you would want to get even closer until at least part of you was in our laps or arms. When you finally had to leave us, you waited for a time that I could be there holding you. I held you for hours and hours, and Mommy and Daddy told you how much we loved you. You were such a special little girl and our very precious baby. We were so proud to be your Mommy and Daddy. You brought life and laughter to our home and love into our hearts. We miss and love you so.

The following photo was taken of Ashley when she was fifteen, two years before she passed away.

She was so beautiful, Lisa.

Sweet memories... and always in your heart. Bless you all.