Becoming a good creature

One morning this week I entered the bathroom where our new kittens were sleeping and my heart melted.  Here’s what I found:

Tears filled my eyes as I felt a familiar love I haven’t experienced in a long time. It’s been nearly three years since we shared our home with Poupon, our first rescue, and I was suddenly overwhelmed with gratitude that our journey of loss and grief had led us here.

Already, in a few short weeks, I’ve had to reinstall curtains, clean up tattered fringe from around the fur...