Our beloved little kitten, Honda, has been missing since Saturday evening...she sometimes sleeps outside, but I try as much as I can to keep her in, given the fact that our luck with indoor/outdoor cats is really, really bad (we have lost 3 cats and 1 cat got hit by a car, thus far). Why doesn't she just stay inside the whole time, you ask? Well, consider it a difference of opinion between me and my husband...
Anyway, we've scoured the neighborhood for the past 2 days...she's been gone before for a day when she was accidentally locked inside our neighbor's garage...I keep praying that she will show up. Not to be morbid, but I'm somewhat happy that there aren't any vultures circling around here. The kids are very sad. I've not been feeling well all weekend (totally unrelated to this, but it certainly doesn't help things).
Yes, I've prayed many, many times for her safe return. My oldest has said that if she doesn't come home, we're never getting another cat. Part of me agrees, because of the heartache involved if something does happen; the other part of me knows that there are so many cats out there who need love, that it's all worth anything that may or may not happen.
For those who don't know: we had an orange male cat, Pumpkin, who was my husband's favorite. He's the one who got hit by a car. When Don and I went to the travel agency's office last summer, apparently a little orange cat decided to choose us for her own, so she crawled up the engine block of our Civic. It took forever to get her out (small engine area)--we actually had to drive (slowly) to the fire station to have them use the hose (not maliciously) to get her out. She was 1.7 lbs and about 4 weeks old--she slept the whole time on my chest. My husband is not a fan of female cats, but when he saw that she was orange...and when I told him that it was a sign from God, even he relented. She stole the whole family's hearts.
So...I ask that you just pray for her safe return. I've opened the door several times to see if she's out there...it's either the very definition of insanity (isn't it something like "doing the exact same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome), or, what I would rather believe, faith. I really do believe that she's going to come home...*sniff*
Peace and His blessings,
Laura
Monday, May 5, 2008
My heart hurts
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I am so sad your kitty is missing. I will pray for Honda's safe return...having just gone through losing Kirby (in a different way) I can relate to your hurt and pain.
I had to catch up on the blog reading...I didn't expect so many posts so quickly! :) Did I mention it's kind of addicting...this blogging?
I am happy you have an means of expressing thoughts...I cannot tell you how helpful writing down my feelings and reading all the supportive comments have been. It's like a whole new insight into someone's life when you read about their "stuff." And, you're not even being nosy...because they wouldn't have written it if they didn't want to READ it! :)
XO.
Notice our dear friend the "blog pusher" only tells us it is addicting after the fact!
I hope Honda comes back home...has she been declawed?
No, Honda hasn't been declawed. She's been fixed. She's in good health.
I RESEMBLE being called a "blog pusher." I could definitely be called worse. : )
I'm sorry your finger hurts. I'm sorry you're feeling icky. And, I'm sorry your kitty is still MIA.
Here if you need me.
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