this is the prior yrs:
So I knew this would come up in my feed today... and it is now 7 yrs...and many of you read the glorious dream I had yesterday....God is so Good and does not want our hearts to carry the heavy pain of grief, so He lets us have short peeks into what awaits us
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Today is 3 yrs ...........but had to share my dream visit!....
I was prepared to be sad today, the predicted cold
came overnight and I prayed for calm and strength to get through today....has it really been 3 yrs since my Sweet Potato Pie Galloped with no pain, no ails across that Rainbow Bridge? it seems like yesterday that I snuggled into his long mane and breathed in his essence. Maybe because not a day goes by that he is not right there in my
, still.....
But as I slumbered, a beautiful thing happened and touched my
as I slowly regained my awake-ness. The state between deep slumber and full alertness.
I was struck by the beauty that surrounded me and thought to myself, ...this is lovely, the brilliant fall colors shimmered around me, and I glided along a clear path, thinking how I loved those fall trail rides when show season was done, and we could be just horse and rider, my big black steed and his lady, and my
smiled... I looked back down from gazing at the stunning tree tops, and I was looking through a set of alert black ears, and his head was a- nodding and he was a -walking....hitting the perfect "lick" that beautiful sound I loved ...ticka-tocka-ticka tocka.....
I said "PRIDE!!!!.... how blessed am I that you came to see me today of all days...! I thought I was going to be
broken all day!"
he turned his head like he used to do when questioning my judgement about moving forward, like is the river too deep...lol...and "thought" to me, Of course I would be here today.... it is the anniversary of the day you LOVED me enough....
I awoke fully a short while later, and still could smell him... I smiled and held that surreal feeling for several minutes before starting my morning prayers.
I am so so blessed.....
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Today I said goodbye to my sweet potato pie, my gallant black steed that I wanted from before I was born. he came to me a beautiful, proud, strong, and he left me today with still the hint of that beauty, pride and strength. He shared every single day for the last 30 yrs. with me........ run free my beautiful boy, until I swing up on your back and race through the meadows of Heaven one day...... Special thanks to Penny Lynch and Dr Jana Tuckerman that made today bearable.
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this is the dream from yesterday 10-27-21 (7 yrs after he left me.) putting it here so I don;t lose it......
This post is not for everyone, but those that know me and understand how I tick, I just had to share this before I continue on my day. (got the cats done already). planning another busy day in the garage.
I had a dream visit last night...Dan, Pride,Scatman and Mr. Mack were all out in my front yard.. I ran out the door so happy saying "What are you all doing here? I am so happy to see you all....." I then had the fleeting thought, maybe they came to take me home with them...but there were no dogs and cats with them.
I said "I don;t know why you are here, but I will enjoy every minute you guys are all here...."
Dan said "hop up on him and lest go enjoy the leaves."
In real life we loved the fall trail rides and I think the horse enjoyed it as much because it was cooler and no bugs.
Pride came over to me, and "thought" to me.."Just hop on, you don;t need a saddle, I won't let you fall".. so he stretched way out so I could get up on him... and off we went.. (I never rode bareback!) we did a glorious canter through woods with colors I can't even begin to describe, and when we slowed to a walk... the scents and textures of the paths were just profoundly real and I could hear the "ticka tocka" rhythm that Tenn Walking Horses are known for. His head was nodding and there was Dan ahead of me on Scatman...just bouncing along.. lol!(he never quite got the gait just right..lol, funny , I guess in Heavens' Meadow he didn;t either...
we stopped to rest and I leaned forward and wrapped my arms around his neck and breathed in his scent... and told him I missed him every day but I knew Dan was taking great care of them all until I got there. I looked over at Dan and said "Thank you so much, I really needed this visit"... he said "I know you did, we didn;t forget tomorrow will be a tough one for you. I truly forgot, it was not till then that I realized what tomorrow was.....the day I loved my horse enough.... to let him go gently, quickly before the pain got unbearable for him.
I said very quietly to Dan, "so you remember time on that side?, I thought there was no time over there"... he told me that time is only real here, but they "feel" special days and anniversaries and if they can, they come to us to help ease us through the toughest of days.
Again, I thanked Dan and the horses for loving me as much as I loved them, still and always.... Dan said for me to share , because he of all people was the hardest one to believe.. I smiled at him and told him I knew they'd have to go soon, but I would carry this particular visit with me forever and tell as many as I could.
Heaven is real, our beloved animals DO go to a special heaven, and their humans can visit them.
when we got back to the front yard, I slide off his back and Dan stayed on Scatman and the 4 of them started off down the road and got more and more translucent until I could no longer see them, but I was waking up and smiling and I soaked in all that love and feeling of that dream.
this is now 4 times on special upcoming days my loved ones let me know as we hold them in our hearts, they live on and love us right back.
you are free to believe or disbelieve, but in my
of hearts.. I so truly believe.
have a wonderful day!
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Sue Rauch
Last one, I will put this here too, this was 3 yrs after he passed..... I call it the Closure.... and I have to share it for those that have to make that discision to love your pets..enough...to let them go peacefully. this dream means so much to my soul.....
May 4th, 2017, 10:08 pm #1
Dream/Visit Closure 5-4-17
I wanted to get this down so I do not forget it.
I was sleeping deeply and then realized I was in a dream, a lucid dream,
and I thought, this is interesting.. then I felt panic, and I was
looking for something..in the dream I knew what I was upset about, but
not in my conscious mind.
I saw a barren pasture, and a large animal covered in dust or mud,
struggling so hard, and I could make out cries of pain, my
was
pounding cause I had to help it. as I got closer .. it was my horse..
that I had to euthanize 10-28-14. I had choose to end it humanly as he
was having trouble getting up, and with winter coming the vet encouraged
me to re consider doing this one last act of love for him.
I was to put
him down 2 yrs prior, but he just never gave me the "look" that all
animal lovers know when their fur kid gives them the "look" that says "I
am done, I am tired, I will love you and wait for you over there."
I had extended his life for 2 years with more love and treats and
comfort then any horse could have.
So, as I got close enough to see it was my beloved horse, with my
painful scream of recognition that he was suffering, he got up in a
cloud of dust, and he was shiny, new, filled out and perfect!..
he came
up to me with his head on my chest as he always did, and then looked
into my eyes and said,
"today, was my day to die, and I would have suffered so much in the last
3 years, I needed you to know how it would have ended for me, and how
much I love you for loving me enough to not let me go through these last
3 years.
He wrapped his neck around me to pull me in for a hug as he used to do,
and I woke.. and felt such a weight lifted off my
.
I needed to write this and will share with those that might find comfort
when they, too, have to love their pets....enough.