From Izzie's human friend, Amelia:
Izzie was put to sleep this afternoon. My little sweetie has crossed
the rainbow bridge. She has been really failing over the last year or
so.
....
I will miss my little sweetie. I will miss her snoring next to me at
night. Her snores were famous in Vestry meetings where they helped move
the discussion forward, sounding out at just the right time. I found
her funny, loving, stubborn and always up for an adventure. Now she
will have a new adventure, joining her doggie friends, Sydney and Daisy
and Luci as well as Bear and Oso and Eva who have already crossed the
rainbow bridge. I'm sure she will be waiting for me, tail up and curled,
when it's my time.
Read the rest of the story of Izzie's life with Amelia.
Grandpère and I had the privilege of hosting Izzie and Amelia for a couple of days. Both Izzie and her human were great guests, the kind you'd like to have back. Alas, Izzie you'll not come to stay again, but we won't forget you, and perhaps Amelia will return.
The photo above, taken by Amelia, is my favorite, because Izzie looks smashing resting on the quilt of many colors and wearing her pink bow.
O Lord our God,
we come before You this day in sadness. Izzie, who brought Amelia so much joy in life, has now died. Her happy times in her embrace have come to an end. She misses Izzie already.
Help her, O God, to remember the
good times with Izzie. Remind her
to rejoice in the happy times she brought to her home. Let her be thankful for the good life she was blessed
to give to her.
We are grateful to You, God, for creating Izzie, for entrusting her to Amelia's care, and for sustaining Izzie in her love for a measure of time.
We understand that all that lives must die. She knew that this day would come. And yet, O God, she would have wanted one more
day of play, one more evening of love with Izzie.
O God, as Amelia has taken care of Izzie in life, we ask that You watch over her in death. You
entrusted Izzie to her care; now, she gives her back to You. May Izzie find a happy new home in
Your loving embrace.
As we remember Izzie, may we love each other more dearly.
May we care for all Your creatures, for every living thing, as Amelia
protected the blessed life of Izzie.
May her memory bless our lives with love and caring forever. Amen.
(Prayer
from Rabbi Barry H. Block)