Dear Ruth E.

Dear Ruth E,

I read on your Mom's blog about Cocoa and Reeses and your worst day ever. I'm so sorry to hear what happened.

When I was a little girl, my sisters and I had a rabbit. Grampa Joe made the bunny a cage out in the yard on Shore Road. One day he mowed the lawn and the grass looked so lush and delicious we thought Bunny needed a snack so we fed the fresh cut grass to her. The rabbit got sick and died.

We were heartbroken because all we wanted was to give Bunny a snack and the fresh grass killed her. It was an accident and Ruth, accidents happen.

I know you have many special memories of your pets. They were so cute and brought you a lot of happiness. I know it's a hard lesson to learn when we do something we think is okay that brings us so much sadness.

I am thinking of you today and praying for you too that you remember your happy times with Cocoa and Reeses. Praying too that each day you will feel a little better and the pain of their loss will be less. I love you very much.

Love, Aunt Kathy

P.S. I think Smudge will be very happy to meet you when you visit my house next!