Forever our love, little rose
 

We lost our little girl, Ashley, two years ago today, and although it still causes great pain, I will forever celebrate all the beautiful ways that she touched our lives. Time never will dull the love we feel for our little angel. She was with us for almost seventeen years, and memories of her will always bring us such joy and an overwhelming feeling of love.

From my little girls I learned that the bonds we create with our babies can never be broken and that love lasts forever. When we commit ourselves to caring for and protecting our little ones, we also break down all barriers within our hearts. I was unable to protect myself from the hurt of losing Ashley. After I lost both of her sisters, I was reading the novella The Little Prince and I really identified with the lesson that the prince learned. Although he thought his rose was one of a kind, the prince discovered a rose garden on Earth. After feeling some despair, the prince learned an important secret from a fox he met. He discovered that his rose was unique because of the time he spent caring for her. The fox taught him that the ties created by patience and responsibility are unique and unbreakable. The fox also taught him that you become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. I poured all of my love and affection into Ashley, even knowing how much it would hurt when I had to let her go. It was completely opening our hearts and giving her so much attention that made our loving bond even stronger.

It was worth every bit of pain I have felt to have had such a special little girl in my life. I will love my little rose forever, and I have such beautiful memories of sharing her life with her. We opened our hearts to another little girl a few weeks ago, and Katie has already stolen our hearts. In spite of being able to love another baby again, Ashley will forever occupy a special place in our hearts, and she will never be forgotten. What our babies bring to our lives can never be taken away from us and the loving bonds we create will always be a part of us.

Your mommy and daddy miss and love you, Ashley, and we will be forever grateful to have loved you. You are such a precious little angel, and we always smile when we think of you.

It just shows that we never forget our furbabies that we loved so much!!

Beautiful picture of love, loss & loving again and all the loveliness in life we lose when the fear of pain or misplaced feelings of guilt for wanting another rose in our lives stunt loving again.

What a touching memorial to Ashley.

Beautifully said and so true. You were so blessed to have had Ashley in your life for 17 years. I bet she is looking down on you now and is happy that you have opened your heart to another furbaby.

Sending hugs.

Lisa I felt your pain those many months ago and so wanted to lift your spirits. Little did I know how special you would become to me. You have taught me so much about love, friendship, commitment, support and how we never truly loose a relationship that has been carefully built on all these wonderful qualities. You are the most caring, considerate, and steadfast person I have ever met. Your kindness and support for others in the mist of your own turmoil is just unbelievable. I am so proud to be your friend. Your love for Ashley will never falter. You have shared with me so many wonderful memories of a very special girl and have shown me that we never loose anything by loving. As much as it hurts to loose a piece of your heart the memories are always there and will remain forever.*
Katie can never replace any of your girls but she sure has helped ease the pain, bring back laughter and start adding even more special memories that will last a lifetime.

"... what we have enjoyed, we can never lose ... all that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
(Helen Keller)*

Little Rose will always have a very special place in your hearts.

Dear Lisa and John, a beautiful tribute in memory for your Ashley. Those wonderful together memories are a real treasure to cherish forever.

I am so happy Katie is bringing happiness and joy to you both as you both are her too.

Hugs, Patti and Jack

Lisa, what a wonderful heartfelt tribute to your precious girl. Such memories you and John have of Ashley. Such a gift you were to each other.

I like Jackie am so happy you have both opened your hearts and home to sweet Katie.

lisa, i absolutely loved (once again) your beautiful memorial of ashley. i can feel how much love and happiness that you shared through the years together and feel special to "know" ashley, you, and your other beautiful angels. they were all so so lucky to have you and john and were so loved every moment of their precious lives. your little rose will always be a special part of you as you know very well and your life has changed forever for the better because of what you shared together. i'm sorry, i wish i would have been able to write you on the 5th, the 2 year anniversary of losing ashley and send you lots of hugs. i know days like those are so hard despite being able to remember our lost loves in our happiest times. i'm so glad that the wonderful memories of ashley are warming your heart and making you smile, i know they will always be with you. thank you for sharing her with me and all at yt, i feel very fortunate for that. i know ashley's birthday is also coming up on july 5th, so i will be thinking of you and her on that day as well.
i'm so happy that you have opened your heart and home to katie. i've been thinking about you and her. sounds like she has adjusted to her new home and already has given you so much love in return for capturing your heart. give katie a hug and kiss from me, justing, zowi, and pixie.

:cry: Very touching, thank you. Your baby was SO loved, it comes through potently in every word you wrote:love: Every pet should be so lucky to have loving parents like you!

I miss my little Starr every single day, too. She's been gone almost 6 years now and sometimes the tears will just come out of nowhere. These beautiful little creatures that we are entrusted with give us so much love!

Lisa,

You write so beautifully, you made me feel how loved your precious little rose Ashley was. Thank you for sharing your memories of her, how blessed you were to have her for seventeen years. ((hugs))

Thank you for your support on the second anniversary of Ashley going to the Rainbow Bridge and throughout this span of time. We always remember our little girl; she is a part of our hearts, and although she is no longer physically with us, we often reminisce about the beautiful impact she made on our lives. We lit a candle for Ashley, but I wanted to do something to honor the love she brought to our lives and to celebrate what she will always mean to us. Ashley was the reason why I found YorkieTalk and I met the special people here. Thank you for caring and for remembering our little girl.

Oh Lisa, such a heartfelt post. Hugs.. You brought tears to my eyes.

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.

These were posted in the following thread:
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.