Momma’s story -
Have you ever made an unexpected journey that totally changed your life? That is what happened to me last week. It started on Tuesday, a day like any other day…
You see…..I’ve been living here for five or six years. I’ve had a lot of children - lost almost all my hair - I am just hanging skin and bones. Three of my many children are here with me and are the same as me - cold, hungry, sick & lonely. Our bed is an empty cargo truck trailer.
Ok, back to Tuesday…….I was snoozing with a couple of my adult children when a van pulled up. A lady got out of the van - I’d never seen her before – she talked to us. She went back to her van and got us snacks. I thought she was like all the others before her - give us some food and disappear. She looked right at me and said, “Momma I am going to get you out of here, I promise”. You know I don’t remember living anywhere else but here. My life has always been just getting through each day…. just staying alive.
Two days later she came back - only something was different. She brought big cages and lots of good food! My son Charlie walked right up to her - smelled the food and sat down in the first cage. She gently closed the door. She told him he was going to a safe place and would see us soon; he left with another lady. The girls and I went back to bed.
I dreamed of what the lady from the van told me…..she said we were all moving to Texas to live in a place called a sanctuary. She told us that we would have all the food, water, shelter, love and medicine we needed to make us feel better. I woke up and decided I was going to that place. With determination, I trotted right up to this big long cage and walked in. The food was so good I didn’t notice the door close - somehow I felt safe. When I finished eating the lady came up and talked to me again and moved me into a travel crate. I called out to the girls that I loved them and I would see them soon. The same lady that gave Charlie a ride to the safe place took me as well.
The next day my girls, Stella and Jewels decided they wanted to leave and were brought to the safe place. We all settled in for a good night’s sleep. We could hear it raining outside – but we were all inside – warm and comfortable. The next morning the lady in the van came and woke us up. She said it was time to move to Texas. It was a long day’s ride in her van but we came to the most beautiful place I had ever seen. It is called a sanctuary. If this is what heaven is like, I will gladly go when it’s my time.
A nice lady let the girls and me out into the grass in a nice big pen. Stella ran over and talked to the dogs next door. I just sat there in disbelief…is this for me? …all of this just for me? Wow, there are just no words. Then they poured two big bowls of food and the girls and I started to eat. Charlie had gone somewhere called the infirmary because he needs surgery. Stella stopped eating and looked at me; she turned, took a deep breath and smiled. I have never seen my child smile before; my eyes just welled up with tears. We are safe and cared for. What a wonderful unexpected journey.
I learned not to be afraid - to take the first step toward change. I was so afraid of change but change can be good. I am no longer stuck in a dead-end life just existing. I am truly alive now. Love, Momma
If you would like to help Momma, the girls and Charlie, please send a donation for their care to SARA Sanctuary. http://www.sarasanctuary.org/newsite/index.php
Please tell them thank you for helping the Oklahoma City dogs and the Dogs As Family Rescue.
Have you ever made an unexpected journey that totally changed your life? That is what happened to me last week. It started on Tuesday, a day like any other day…
You see…..I’ve been living here for five or six years. I’ve had a lot of children - lost almost all my hair - I am just hanging skin and bones. Three of my many children are here with me and are the same as me - cold, hungry, sick & lonely. Our bed is an empty cargo truck trailer.
Ok, back to Tuesday…….I was snoozing with a couple of my adult children when a van pulled up. A lady got out of the van - I’d never seen her before – she talked to us. She went back to her van and got us snacks. I thought she was like all the others before her - give us some food and disappear. She looked right at me and said, “Momma I am going to get you out of here, I promise”. You know I don’t remember living anywhere else but here. My life has always been just getting through each day…. just staying alive.
Two days later she came back - only something was different. She brought big cages and lots of good food! My son Charlie walked right up to her - smelled the food and sat down in the first cage. She gently closed the door. She told him he was going to a safe place and would see us soon; he left with another lady. The girls and I went back to bed.
I dreamed of what the lady from the van told me…..she said we were all moving to Texas to live in a place called a sanctuary. She told us that we would have all the food, water, shelter, love and medicine we needed to make us feel better. I woke up and decided I was going to that place. With determination, I trotted right up to this big long cage and walked in. The food was so good I didn’t notice the door close - somehow I felt safe. When I finished eating the lady came up and talked to me again and moved me into a travel crate. I called out to the girls that I loved them and I would see them soon. The same lady that gave Charlie a ride to the safe place took me as well.
The next day my girls, Stella and Jewels decided they wanted to leave and were brought to the safe place. We all settled in for a good night’s sleep. We could hear it raining outside – but we were all inside – warm and comfortable. The next morning the lady in the van came and woke us up. She said it was time to move to Texas. It was a long day’s ride in her van but we came to the most beautiful place I had ever seen. It is called a sanctuary. If this is what heaven is like, I will gladly go when it’s my time.
A nice lady let the girls and me out into the grass in a nice big pen. Stella ran over and talked to the dogs next door. I just sat there in disbelief…is this for me? …all of this just for me? Wow, there are just no words. Then they poured two big bowls of food and the girls and I started to eat. Charlie had gone somewhere called the infirmary because he needs surgery. Stella stopped eating and looked at me; she turned, took a deep breath and smiled. I have never seen my child smile before; my eyes just welled up with tears. We are safe and cared for. What a wonderful unexpected journey.
I learned not to be afraid - to take the first step toward change. I was so afraid of change but change can be good. I am no longer stuck in a dead-end life just existing. I am truly alive now. Love, Momma
If you would like to help Momma, the girls and Charlie, please send a donation for their care to SARA Sanctuary. http://www.sarasanctuary.org/newsite/index.php
Please tell them thank you for helping the Oklahoma City dogs and the Dogs As Family Rescue.
Please tell us more about Momma, Charlie and the girls...what kind of dogs do you think they are?
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for sharing SARA Sanctuary's website. Sounds like a wonderful place!
Momma and Jewels are maybe sharpie mix or chow mix. Charlie and Stella look like they might have some Mountain Cur and of course whatever Momma is. Once they fill out and grow hair, we will have a better idea. Thank you so much for asking about them :)
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