A prayer for my Snuggles as she crosses the Rainbow Bridge
My Snuggles crossed the Rainbow Bridge yesterday.
She chose me to be her dad 3 years ago, her and her brother Cuddles, as they decided to enter our lives indirectly through the USPS.
My then girlfriend is a mail carrier and this was clearly a special delivery directly to my heart. Snuggles chose me from our very first encounter as she came right to me and told me what to call her by curling up in my lap right away. Her brother attached himself to her son and he was almost as cuddly as she was snuggly so the naming took care of itself.
Snuggles was at my side from that day forth. If I went to the bathroom, she had to make sure I was ok by supervising. If I went for a walk, she had to come along and by the time she was six months old or so, she was one of four kitties in tow as I became the crazy cat dude in our neighborhood. Snuggles had a combination of food insecurity along with general anxiety, she was probably the runt of the litter. Snuggles struggled with all the other kitties so we found a home for her as a barn cat on an 80 acre farm where she didn't have to be so anxious.
She never left my heart and I missed her constantly. Every couple of months we'd go to a town near her for a shopping trip so we'd stop so I could visit her. Snuggles always came running when I'd call her when we visited and that made me miss her all the more. We'd spend 10-15 minutes snuggling, ohhh she loved those visits. Every time it came time to leave her, I would be reduced to a blubbering fool as we drove away. I always told my roommate that if I could find a way, I'd have her back in a heartbeat.
Whenever I walked the other kitties, Mufasa, Nuggett, and Cuddles, I'd always call for Suggles along with their names as a small gesture to honor her place in my heart. In an effort to keep this short (lol), a small miracle happened as my g/f and I decided we are better as friends so I moved but stayed in the same town. Her son is my roommate so we had Cuddles and low and behold if the folks who took her in, called out of the blue and asked if I could take her back as she was not getting along with their other cat.
I was overjoyed and we got her the very next day in early December. I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present and Snuggles seemed thrilled to be reunited. Every minute that she spent in the house from then on was at my literal side. She became more like a small dog in her mannerisms. She loved being doted on, loved being held for 60 seconds at a time, and slept at my side every night and laid at my feet all through the day. The only thing she wouldn't do anymore is get on my lap.
Almost five months to the day that I brought her home, she was hit by a car and it looks like she died instantly. I have been home from my back surgery for 5 days and so I'm still unable to bend, lift, or twist for another couple of months, so I had my roomie pick you up and place you in my lap so I could hold you and I so fervently prayed to a higher power that you aren't alone right now. Oh God, please hold Snuggles close, give her soul peace and please find her soulful companions to help her on her journey to the beyond.
Thank you Snuggles for filling my heart with smiles, with treasures of moments that we shared and that I can only hope sustain you as they must me.
Thank you Snuggles for being overjoyed at the sound of me calling you, bouncing as you ran toward me like a silly rabbit.
Thank you Snuggles for every day reminding me that Love is above all other things that we should seek and offer., Your love was so unconditional, so joyful, so warm, so comforting, so visible, so encouraging, so empowering, for both of us.
Thank you Snuggles for being a Chosen Cat, a cat with such special gifts that you were destined to serve me with, to save me with, to caress me with, to share my journey with and I pray that I earned everything you gave and please forgive when if I failed you.
So Thank You Snuggles, for saving a lost soul, for you see, I have been a wandering tumbleweed my whole life and you were that oh so special and important water source that allowed me to set temporary roots so I could bloom and flower for these three years in a place that my heart will always remember as a temporary haven that I could call home for my lost soul. See, you saved my life at the cost of yours and you gave me hope, purpose and most importantly a safe place with whom I could simple Be.
Good Bye my Snugglebug, my Snugglebunny, my Snugglepuppy, good bye Pretty Girl, good bye my Sweet Angel, good bye SweetPea, good bye Baby Girl, good bye my Sweet Princess.
I'll Miss you so much, and know I've loved you every moment you have been in my life and I will always love and cherish the very special friend you are.
Dear God,
First, accept my undying gratitude for letting me find my Snuggles so we could both not suffer alone.
Please let Snuggles hear my words, and feel my feelings, and let my tears offer any nourishment she may need as they are entirely tears of gratitude for the countless moments she blessed me with, please don't let her be lonely at any step on her next journey, and please let her have Peace, fullness, and safety as Snuggles has earned no less. Please take care of her. I love you Snuggles.
Amen
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A beautiful tribute and a beautiful prayer. She will always be with you. 
Cross gently and may your days over the Rainbow Bridge be peaceful.
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. RIP Snuggles.
God bless your Snuggles. For all we know, God and His Angels are Upstairs playing with her right now, and getting her settled in her new home.
Brought me to tears... Warmest thoughts to you and Snuggles...
My condolences on the loss of beloved Snuggles.
Your love for Snuggles is true forever!Thank you for writing about your Snuggles so lovingly. We can all feel what you meant to one another.
May her memory be a blessing.
Hugs,
Angles are everywhere, and they have fur. Some purr, some bark, but they watch over us when they enter our lives, as we watch over their's. When they take their leave from our world of matter, I gotta believe they are with us, still, watching over us, loving as we loved them.
But, oh, the pain when they take their leave. The hole they leave in our hearts are slow to heal, and even when we heal, we never forget, never stop longing for their touch and presence. I think maybe souls are immortal, energy that can't be destroyed. Love is an energy too.
Talk to Snuggles when you look to the stars. Who's to say they can't hear our loving voices?
Strength to you with this loss. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story. Take the love and give it to another, when you are able.
Fur kids steal our hearts so easily. I hope you find peace.
