My cat Midnight and I spent every waking hour together. I often think we even walked together along many dreams, as we slept side by side. Because Mom was impressed by his gentleman-like manner, the doors to our family home

My time was spent saving the bugs and frogs from drowning in the pool, fixing injured birds, providing home burials for all the poor angel animals I found that had died along my bike path. Also, my siblings gifted

What we often yearn for is a life of peace, joy and balance. We may already enjoy our home, our personal sanctuary where we rest and restore ourselves...and then BOOM! We brace ourselves to step out our front door