"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

November 30, 2011

Good bye to a true best friend....

Sampson left us on Monday November 28th 2011. It has been a pretty ruff past 3 days so far for nick and I, we cant believe that he is gone and is not coming back. we miss his happy face when we great him and his always having to lean on us to say hi. He was THEE best dog we have ever had in either of our lifetimes, pretty perfect in every way, always minded and was so obedient (maybe not to me but ALWAYS to nick) we never had to put him on leash for walks in the mountains cause he would never run off. He loved walks and fetch, car rides (even though he would never jump into the truck he would only jump up and put his front paws on the tailgate and then nick would have to life the rest of him into the truck :)
He LOVED kaylin right from the start, as soon as we brought him home from the hospital sam had to know all about him and always would lay right by him, any noise he made sam had to check on him! they were the best of friends.
He hated the water, when he was just little he fell head first into a hole filled with water and couldn't get out, luckily our friend turned and saw him just in time and pulled him out before it was too late.
He knew nick was his best friend and loved him so much they had a true bond.
His most favorite thing was running free up in the mountains and hill sides.
I still cant picture him being gone, it doesn't seem real, it was so unexpected, one day he was fine and then next gone. It really shows that you NEVER know when its someones time to go or when they wont be there anymore, we wish so bad that we could have given him one last favorite treat or one last walk in the mountains, but we had no idea this was going to happen and didnt see it coming, it hurts a lot that we weren't there for him to comfort him when he needed us in the end, it hurts to know he was alone, it hurts a lot to not know why, we can only hope he just went to sleep and didnt wake up and wasnt suffering. WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH. He was nick and I first baby and will FOREVER be in our hearts and minds.

RIP SAMPSON, LOVE ALL OF US!

Posted by Marci at 5:35 PM

good advice!

Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib, not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal! Under the arm to be protected, & next to the heart to be loved.

brothers forever

brothers forever

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