Hi everyone, it’s Allegra! Today is my 12th Adoption Anniversary! Twelve years ago today, Mom brought me home to live with her and Amber. Sadly, I never got to know Amber really well, because she passed away six weeks after I arrived. Then it was just Mom and me for almost a year before Ruby joined our family and we spent eight too short years together before Ruby got sick and left us December of 2019.Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: Mirror
Remembering Ruby: Ruby’s First Post
It’s hard to believe Ruby has been gone more than two years after being diagnosed with advanced kidney disease. Some days I still miss my little girl so much, it actually feels like a physical ache. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did when the pain hits, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: Healing the World
If ever there was a time when the world needs healing, this is it. But where and how do we even start in the face of so much suffering?Continue Reading
Allegra and the Crinkly Plastic Seal
Hi everyone, it’s Allegra! I want to tell you about a toy that appears at my house every now and then, only to go away just as quickly. Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: More Love, Less Hate
If ever there was a time for this quote, surely, this is it.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: That Time When The Girls Helped Me Prepare My Tax Return
It’s hard to believe Ruby has been gone more than two years after being diagnosed with advanced kidney disease. Some days I still miss my little girl so much, it actually feels like a physical ache. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did when the pain hits, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Sunday Quotes: Wasted Time
Sunday Quotes: Balance
Remembering Ruby: Undercover Kitty
It’s hard to believe Ruby has been gone more than two years after being diagnosed with advanced kidney disease. Some days I still miss my little girl so much, it actually feels like a physical ache. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did when the pain hits, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading