Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
August 28, 2023
Today Is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
November 24, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving 2022
Give thanks today and every day with a grateful heart.
There is always something to be thankful for...no matter how big or small.
Happy Thanksgiving Family and Friends!
May 8, 2022
April 30, 2022
Happy National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day 2022
Happy National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day 2022!
Help celebrate by volunteering at shelters, making donations, fostering, or adopting a new pet!
March 9, 2022
Decals for Team Colt
Six years ago, my niece made these decals for my son and his fight against leukemia.
Colt lost his fight but was strong until the end.
Memories of Colt and the love felt for Colt will never die.
I hope and pray for a cure so that no family has to go through
seeing their loved one fight the battle against leukemia!
February 14, 2022
Happy Valentines Day 2022
Happy Valentines Day to all of my family and friends! I love you all very much!
Happy Valentines Day from a sleepy Riley!
Riley's Photos (c)2022 Shannon G. Wamsley
Photos taken 14 February 2022
December 25, 2021
Christmas 2021
Merry Christmas from me and Riley!
May your days be filled with magic and cheer today and every day!
Merry Christmas!
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Riley checking out her Christmas presents....
She got them all opened very fast! I didn't get a chance to take a photo of her opening them.
But I did manage to get a few photos of her playing with her new toys.
Riley showing off her new Christmas bandanna.
Christmas wears a puppy out!
Photos (c)2021 Shannon G. Wamsley
Taken 25 December 2021
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Let's take a few minutes to think/talk about the dark side of Christmastime. Some people show joy on the outside, but on the inside they feel lonely, isolated, and sad.
Financial strain, high expectations, job issues, family conflict, stress, and depression can be at an all time high during the holidays. Some people truly cannot wait for the holidays to be over.
Keep family, friends, strangers....everyone in your thoughts and prayers. Please be kind to one another. Kindness cost nothing.
If you need help, please reach out!
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Hours: Available 24 hours.
Telephone: 800-273-8255
December 24, 2021
Christmas Eve 2021
Christmas Eve, a perfect night to express affection for your family,
to forgive those who failed you and to forget past mistakes. 
Peace, joy, and love to all!
May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer all throughout the year.
Please remember to give lots of love and support to those grieving,
and please be patient with them.
Riley and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas Eve.
Please be safe in your travels! Love to all!!!
Photos (c)2021 Shannon G. Wamsley
Taken 24 December 2021
December 2, 2021
October 31, 2021
October 1, 2021
Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
October is Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month.
Save a life: Adopt a dog! https://www.petfinder.com
Visit your local shelter or visit legitimate rescue groups. Find out what a shelter or rescue dog can bring to your life this October during Adopt-A-Dog Month (or any month!!!)
There are a million good reasons to consider adopting a dog. Each year, millions of animals are waiting in shelters for someone to give them a safe, loving home.
Please consider adopting a rescue animal or a dog from your local shelter. You will be saving a life and greatly improving yours.
Dogs are amazing, supportive, and heroic companions who can make a huge difference in your world!
Read More about Adopt a Shelter Dog Month!
September 10, 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day is celebrated annually on 10 September, is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The event represents a global commitment to focus attention on suicide prevention.
This year's theme is, “Creating hope through action,” which reflects the need for collective, action to address this urgent public health issue. All of us- family members, friends, co-workers, community members, educators, religious leaders, healthcare professionals, political officials and governments- can take action to prevent suicide in the Region.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
#youareloved #youarewanted #youareenough #suicideprevention
September 1, 2021
Leukemia Awareness Month 2021
September is Leukemia Awareness Month.
There are many types of leukemia., one of which is Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
My son, Colt was diagnosed with AML on February 8, 2016 and he died arch 10, 2016.
Colt was only 23 years old.
Learn the signs and symptoms of leukemia and learn how to talk to your loved ones if you have leukemia. Hopefully one day there will be a cure and families will not lose their loved ones to this horrible disease.
Read more about leukemia:
August 26, 2021
June 20, 2021
Happy Father's Day 2021
Happy Father's Day to all the human dads and fur dads!
Thank you for all that you do.
June 17, 2021
"When A Child Dies, Part of A Parent Dies"
In loving memory of my son. Forever in my heart.
From that point forward, parents live in a state of "partial life" due to having what is now called "broken heart syndrome." We are just beginning to learn all of the facts concerning grief, the effects of grief, and the reality of how grief changes the very physical and emotional make-up of parents.
Those who say to parents of child loss that they should have closure and move on simply do not understand the facts of what happens to a parent physically and emotionally when a child dies. There are very real changes that take place. The pain of loss is real.
Yes, parents will eventually learn how to " live within the pain of loss" , but there will always and forever be a part of a parent that is missing. Parents of child loss are courageous beyond words! They are living with part of their heart and soul missing, and there is nothing ~ absolutely nothing ~ to compare to this kind of pain.”
Wonderfully written by Clara Hinton (2016)
June 8, 2021
You Are Loved
Today, when you look at your life, who you have become, be grateful that you've made it to today. I am sure you have had moments when you thought you were gonna drown. When you felt like you couldn't handle it any longer. BUT you are here and you are stronger than you thought you were. You are stronger than you think you are today.
You didn't arrive alone. You have had provision that surprised you, and support that helped hold you up You may not have even realized the influence that a simple smile may have had on your troubled heart or the hand that diverted that "last straw" that would have completely broken you.
Let the memory of your trials be a place of gratitude and the memory of your times of joy be sustenance for what may be hard today.
If your days are easy right now, store the joy in your heart like priceless treasure! Be the influence of strength while you are strong. Be the smile, the comfort of provision, the words of experience.
Know that you are loved.
May 31, 2021
Memorial Day 2021
“This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home.
This is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration,
it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom.”
~Tamra Bolton
May 2, 2021
International Bereaved Mother's Day
Today is International Bereaved Mother's Day.
International Bereaved Mother’s Day is special day to
have our children, and our never-ending grief, acknowledged.
When you lose a child, you lose an entire lifetime of dreams, hopes, wishes and plans.
I miss my son all day, every day.
I think of him every day.
I go to sleep thinking about him.
I dream about him.
I wake up thinking about him.
I love you, Richard Colt Hazlett.
"Do not judge the bereaved mother, she comes in many forms.
She is breathing, but she is dying.
She may look young, but inside she has become ancient.
She smiles, but her heart sobs.
She walks, she talks, she cooks, she cleans, she works,
She IS, but she IS NOT, all at once.
She is here, but part of her is elsewhere for eternity."
-Author Unknown
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