We have experienced a lot of loss this year. First our beloved mare, Cherry decided it was time to go – she was over 40 years old – in April. Then our special, trusted, big, black, dog, Bentley left us in May. We deeply miss both of these daily big presences in our lives! Then after Jay returned from a big family celebration honoring his father on his 85th birthday, we received word that he passed just 1 week later. This was in June. Continue reading “Grief”