Pepper

Saying goodbye to our Pepper was a lot harder than I thought it would be.  The girls and I talked about death, and why everything that lives has to die sometime.  They had kind of a rough time last night, hopefully today will be better.

All but Death, can be Adjusted—
Dynasties repaired—
Systems—settled in their Sockets—
Citadels—dissolved—

Wastes of Lives—resown with Colors
By Succeeding Springs—
Death—unto itself—Exception—
Is exempt from Change—

–Emily Dickinson

I know some look down on people of faith, claiming that they believe in a "fairy tale" because they can't deal with the reality of death.  I don't know how anyone could possibly cope with the death of a loved one, or even contemplate their own death without faith.  It is only because of the hope of eternal life that I can find peace in spite of those things.