by Audrey McCreight
i never told anyone about the good times with tillie.and the happiness she gave me.i only told you the bad of how i found her and what happened to her on her last days.i feel awful for it.and so i will share with you.tillie enjoyed most of her time going to our family cabin with us. she was an avid outdoors girl. so to speak.lol.but one night on new yrs eve she slipped out the door. and was lost in the woods for at least 3 hours.as i sat on the porch i heard rustling and there was tillie. just looking at me. i couldnt believe it. she found her way back !ill never forget that.she was the best sleeping buddy too.boy did she ever know how to curl up good and take a nap with you.let me tell you.i never had cold feet with her around.then again she was a big girl.there was just more of her for me to love.i had no problem with that. i remember on my first day oh junior high school tillie pulled a funny.see my dad has partials in his mouth.but i call them false teeth.and one night he layed them beside his bed on the night stand. well that morning as i was getting dressed tillie went and snatched my dads teeth and she came running through the house to me. i looked down and she had them placed perfectly in her mouth as if they were her own.that was too funny.i had the biggest laugh with that one.but i had to take her new toy away.and she broke the teeth. i told my mom and she just laughed.we never told my dad either till 3 yrs later.heaven forbid he found out sooner.or so we thought.(smiles)when we finally told him we all laughed so hard we cried.even my dad.those were good times.we used to have this cat and she always chased him and bit him on his butt.she loved playing with him tho.tillie was always very protective of me and i liked that dearly.i remember one halloween i took her with me and a guy walked toward me dressed as a grim reaper he had hi stick too.....and shook it us and he got to close for comfort. i remember being terrified and tillie pushed her body into mine and i let the leash loose a little and she barked and snarled and jumped at him.he left real fast in a hurry. tillie never left my side.she was so loyal she even sat by my bedroom door to wait for me to come out.and she loved to go byebye.but although we loved our car rides together lets just say tillie got gas really bad in the car and truck and man oh man.it could gag a maget.lol.tillie was an angel.my angel.my best friend.and after i found tillie after praying to god.i promised him i would change my ways......well im going to keep my promise and tho it has been a short time since tillie's departure from this world .....i am getting better.taking it a day at a time.my mom gave me this poem i wanted to share.its titled:
Request from Rainbow Bridge
weep not for me though i am gone
into that gentle night.
grieve if you will,but not for long
upon my souls sweet flight.
i am at peace,my souls at rest
there is no need for tears.
for with your love i was so blessed
for all those many years.
there is no pain,i suffer not
the fear now is all gone.
put now these things out of your thoughts,
in your memory i live on.
remember not my fight for breath
remember not my strife.
please do not dwell upon my death,
but celebrate my life.
i love u tillie.please dont forget me. as i will never forget tht precious curly haired girl who gave me so much love and happiness in my life.i hope i did for you too.xoxoxoxo