Bubbles will turn one year old on July 22. I can hardly believe that a year has gone by so fast. She has distracted me from the horrible heartbreak losing Gracie brought. She keeps me busy, laughing, and loving. I couldn't ask for a more perfect follow-up to my beloved Gracie.
My calculations tell me that Bubbles was likely conceived on the day of our goodbye to Gracie. It is no wonder I failed so hopelessly in getting a dog to fill the void of her loss, for so many months after losing Gracie. God had orchestrated the perfect plan, and I was waiting for the ideal dog for me. I just needed to be led there, so God did that.
I worried at my age, that starting over with a puppy may be too much. No, actually this puppy was just enough and not at all too much.
My heart will always ache from Gracie's absence. But I truly feel I will see her again. God is good like that.
Meanwhile, Bubbles is here - and she is learning to stay at home for short periods of time by herself, mastering car rides without much anxiety, and learning to swim. She gives a sense of purpose to two senior citizens who loved and lost - and who have now learned to love again.
