It is with great sadness that today we had to say goodbye to our dear friend, family member, and companion Rusty. We will miss you! We cherish the 11 years we had together.
In talking with Jackson I told him how sick Rusty was and that he wouldn't be with us for much longer and Jackson looked at me and said "mommy don't worry...God will take care of him, he will be in Heaven." That was hard to hear from a 3 year old.
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