Linda writes:
Ricky, a CRUSA Rescue from 2006 fostered by Debbie Hodgens in Maryland, and Gracie have been adopted by Karen & Del of Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. Karen is a RN and Del is an Officer in the USAF; he will be retiring in Summer 2009. They will then move to San Antonio, Texas where they have 13 acres to build their new retirement home. Gracie & Ricky will be Air Force brats & Texans.
Another Rescue Success Story, Thanks to CRUSA!
Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked in my warm new bed.
I'd like to open my baggage
Lest I forget,
There is so much to carry -
So much to regret.
Hmm . . . Yes there it is, right on the top -
Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss,
And there by my leash hides Fear and Shame.
As I look on these things I tried so hard to leave -
I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.
I loved them, the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.
Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things
And take me right back?
Do you have the time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage,
To never re-pack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage -
Will you still want me?
-- Evelyn Colbath
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