Welcome to Joy's Rainbow Residency

Memories of Joy

Joy was a very special dog. She loved everyone and everyone loved her even the mailman. There are just so many memories of her I could write about but here are a few. She just loved it when the family came over she would run to the window wagging her tail and finally when I would open the door to let her out she would run to greet them with alot of kisses. She was a loving and a gentle dog. If you were upset or sad she had her own way to cheer you up. She had personality plus. Joy was my shadow every where I would go she would be right behind me. Never once was she ever visious or had she bitten anyone not even the vet when she had become so sick with cancer . When he gave her the shot to put her to sleep she just laid there and took it so bravely. Through all the pain she must have been in she still gave her all to please us and to go on. Yet in our hearts we knew we had to let her go. She will be so very greatly missed but will forever be in our hearts so go run and play and know that we love you very very much our sweet baby girl.For this is not good-bye just until we meet again. 1/30/2007 It has now been 1 week since you had to leave us. There is not a day that goes by that we don't miss you and look for you. Though we only had you for such a short time you became a hugh part of our lives. When you first came to us the reason we gave you the name Joy was because we knew of all the happiness and love you were going to bring into our lives. Joy you were a true gift from God and for reasons that we may never know now he needed you back with him in heaven. We hope that you are having fun with all the other furbabies at rainbow bridge. Saturday we went and picked up your ashes so now you are back home. And though we may not be able to see you we know that you are protecting us and that you are still my shadow wherever I may go you are right behind.Joy you are missed so.There is such a empty place in our hearts and home since you have been gone but we know that you are now out of pain and are free to run and be the playful Joy that you always were. You will never be far as you will always remain close to our hearts. We love you Joy now and always. 2/12/2007 Happy Birthday our sweet baby girl. Today you are 4 years old. Though we did not have you for the first year of your life the rest of the years that we did were the best years of our lives. You came to us as a gift from our daughter(Donna) as she rescued you from the pound. You were the very best gift we could have ever gotten. You made our dream come true for we so longed to have a Dog. But Joy little did we know how truly special you would be. Joy you taught us so much about unconditional love and devotion and to this we thank you. If God would say to me today that I could have a choice between having you back or a million dollars I would ask to have you back as there is no amount of money that could ever replace you. It is so hard when we have to go out and then come home to not seeing you in the window waiting for us. Or when Daddy would come home from work you were there to greet him at the door. Oh yea he sure misses you washing the bald spot on his head lol. Today we are sending alot of love, hugs and kisses up to you at Rainbow Bridge for your Birthday and everyday. We hope that you will have fun today celebrating with all the other furbabies. Just remember that you are missed and loved ever so much. So once again Happy Birthday Joy. We Love You. 2/14/2007 Happy Valentine's Day Sweet Girl. Just wanted to let you know especially today how very very much that you are loved and missed. We have left you a heart shaped box filled with all your favorite treats along with alot of hugs and kisses.You came to us 3 years ago and the minute you walked in the door you stole our hearts and you remain there today and always. So enjoy today with all your furbaby firends. We hope that you can feel all the love we are sending you as we feel yours. You will always remain our special Sweetheart. 2/23/2007 Oh Joy today is one month that we had to put you to sleep and a day does not go by that we don't think of you. By the way we wanted to let you know that we have set up a beautiful Memorial for you in the Living Room and Carla and Armando made you a beautiful stepping stone and your favorite toy that Steven gave you sits on top of your urn. Everyone misses you so much. Life has not been the same since you left us. Though it was the hardest thing we had to do we know that it was best for you to set you free. Free to run, play but most of all for you to be out of pain. You were just to special to us to see you suffer anymore and try to hold on for us as that was the wonderful dog that you were. We are sending to you alot of hugs, kisses and our undying love as you will always remain in our hearts. Love You Our Precious Baby Girl. 7/23/2007. Today will be 6 months since we had to help you to the bridge. It has not been the same without you Joy. Though we have had to go on without you there is not a day that goes by that you are not missed. There is such a empty space now where you should be. If I could be granted one wish it would be that you were here back in my arms so I could hold you and kiss you and tell you how very much I love you. Joy you are a very special angel and we know that you are watching over us from above as you always did when you were here. Tonight we are going to plant a beautiful rose bush in memory of you and we are also sending up some balloons to you for you to catch. Joy just know that you will always remain in our thoughts and hearts for you are someone that we can never forget. Though you may not be here physically we feel your beautiful spirit every day. So Joy know that we love you very very much and miss you. Yet we know that you are now well and are no longer in pain. So go and run and be free as you should be and know you will always be our very special baby girl. WE LOVE YOU our precious JOY. 11/22/2007. Happy Thanksgiving Joy. Though the family will all be here today there will be one very special person missing and that is you. You would always like to be right under my feet as I would be preparing everything just hoping that I would drop a crumb here and there for you. Though you will not be here you will be so greatly missed. We know that your beautiful spirit will be here waiting for that crumb to fall. We know you will be having a feast of your own there at the bridge with all your friends. One thing we are truly thankful for today is for the time that we did have you and for all the unconditional love you gave to us. Joy you are always close in our hearts. You will never be forgotten. We love and miss you our beautiful Joy Joy. 12/25/2007 Merry Christmas Joy. Though the house is decorated and the tree is up and all the gifts are wrapped and soon the family will be here there is still one very special member missing and that is you. How we will miss not seeing you laying under the tree waiting for gifts to be unwrapped so that you could unwrap yours and as you did test out your new toys and then of course have a taste of your favorite treats. Then as the family arrived watching you get so excited. This is our first Christmas without you and you will be missed much more than you ever know. I can just imagine though the Christmas you are having at the Bridge with God, the Angels and all your furbaby friends. Things may not be the same without you but we know that you will be here in spirit as well as in our hearts. We love you Joy and miss you very much but we also know that you are well and free of all the pain you suffered. Also to let you know we have a very special ornament on the tree just for you. So once again Merry Christmas to our precious Sweet Baby Girl Joy. We Love you. 1/23/2008. Oh my precious Joy today is your 1 year Anniversary of us having to help you to the bridge. There has not been a day that has gone by that we have not thought about you. It does not feel that a whole year has gone since you were here with us. As I sit here remembering you and all the times we shared, all the laughter you brought into our lives as well as all your love and devotion I can almost feel you right next to me. If only wishing could make it so I would wish to have you back here with us chasing the laser light as you loved to do or running around in the backyard chasing after you with your ball. The house is just so cold and empty without you. Joy I just wanted you to know there is a special lady named Gabby who made some beautiful Angel pictures of you and they are up in the living room for all to see the special Angel that you truly are. Though we will never really know why God had to take you so soon except that whatever you were sent here on earth to do your job was done and God felt you needed a rest so he called you back to be there with him. He is right though as you gave us so much happiness just in the short time we had you that will be with us forever. You gave so much of yourself to us even when you were in so much pain and so sick you still kept right on giving all the love and caring that you could. That is why dear Joy we had to make the decision to let you go as you deserved to be free and out of pain so you could run and play once again. You will never be far away as you will always be carried in our hearts and thoughts for the rest of our lives as you are someone we can never forget. So today Joy as you are surronded by all your friends there at the bridge just know that we are sending to you all our love, hugs and kisses and that one day we will meet again so until then sweet baby girl just know we miss you more than words can say and you are loved very very much now and always. 2/12/08 Happy Birthday Sweet Joy I can just see the party that is going on today at the bridge for your Birthday. Though in my heart I know you are in a much better place but I can't help wishing that you were here so I could make you your cake and celebrate your day with you giving you alot of hugs and kisses. Oh Joy I miss you so very much. In a couple of days it will also be Valentine's Day and I want you to know that you were the very best gift I could have ever gotten on that day. Yes flowers are beautiful but they don't last, candy is good but again it soon is gone but the unconditional love you gave will last forever . You were a very special Dog as the dove that was on your back shows how you were sent to us from God. You were always there to protect us and when we were sad you made us laugh. As with your name you brought so much love and joy to our home. Even today I still carry the memory of that first day that you walked into our lives and knew how wonderful you would be and I was right. There is so much I could say about you but I would have to write a book. So our beautiful girl go and celebrate your day and always know that we love you and though we are apart for now one day we will be together. January 23, 2009 Hello my dear sweet Joy. It is so hard to believe that as of today it has been 2 years since you had to leave us and go to the bridge. I know that we did the right thing to relieve you of the suffering you were enduring from the cancer I just can't help wishing there could have been more we could have done to save you. Though I know you must have been in pain you were so brave and loyal as you did your best to hold on still giving all your love . For me Joy it just feels like yesterday you were here and I was holding you and feeling your warm kisses on my cheek. There has not been a day since you left that you are not thought of. I am sure you know we have another dog now named Princess. No she can never take your place even though she is so much like you that at times we end up calling her Joy. What's even stranger is that you left us on 1/23/2007 and today on the 22nd happens to be her birthday she is 11 years old today. In many ways I feel that you sent her to us as for the fact that if we did not give her a home she would of been destroyed and if I know you, you did not want that to happen and you knew she needed love just as you did. Joy there are just no words to say how much I miss you and wish you were here. You are even now still my special angel for I know that you are watching over me from above. Just know no matter how many days, months or years that go by you will always and forever be in my heart and forever loved. So for now my sweet baby girl go run and play with all your friends there at the bridge and remember I love you and miss you. February 12, 2009 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sweet Joy. I can just see you now with all your furbaby friends with all their party hats on helping you to celebrate your day. Wish I could be with you to celebrate also. As I sat here thinking about you today and remembering all the fun times we had especially you with the laser light you would chase that light all over the house. You even knew where I kept it and when you were ready to play it didn't matter what was in the way on that table you would move everything to get to that light. Joy you were such a special dog especially to me as I will always owe you a debt of gratitude as you got me to walk again and gave up not only my wheelchair but my cane as well. Maybe that was what you were sent to us to do by God and once you did that God brought you home to him for you to rest and live a wonderful life with him out of pain and to be the wonderful dog you were meant to be. As always Joy I will love you forever and a day. i will miss you everyday until we are together again. So sweet girl go run and have fun today with all your friends at the bridge. I Love You. 1/23/2010 Oh Joy I just cannot believe it has been 3 years ago today that we had to let you go to the bridge. There is not a day that goes by that you are not in my thoughts remembering when you were here jumping up into my lap and giving me all your sweet kisses and love. Though I know I have had to let you go in my head yet in my heart you will remain forever. There is just no way I can ever forget you and all the love you gave even when you were in so much pain. The courage you showed even up to the time it when the vet gave you the shot to put you to sleep will always be a inspiration to me. Just know my sweet Joy that even now you are still very much loved and missed more than you can ever know. I know that you are still watching over me and protecting me as I can feel your presence when I need you the most just like when you were still here. So my sweet girl run and be free as we will meet again. I love you Joy Joy. 12/25/2010. Merry Christmas Joy. Another Christmas without you. As I sit and watch the lights flicker on the tree you are in my thoughts remembering how Christmas was your favorite time of year. You were so much like a child just couldn't wait till everyone woke up to open gifts so that you could have yours. Then of course when the family finally got here and dinner was served you made sure to visit everyone to see how much you could get bits of and usually you didn't have to wait long. Just know that each year you have your own little tree that lights on top of your urn and you stocking is also hung there for you. Joy you are missed so very much and will be forever loved. You are always in my thoughts and never far from my heart. I just hope you had a Very Merry Christmas at the bridge with all your furry friends. Also Joy please watch over Smokey and Teddy for us and keep them close to your side as Donna misses them so also. Anyway my baby girl know that I love you just as much today as I always have and you are always with me. I LOVE YOU JOY JOY. 1/23/2011 Oh my sweet Joy where has the time gone. I cannot believe that you have been gone for 4 years. It seems like only yesterday you were here and I was holding you and kissing you. Joy there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of you and wish you were still here. The memories of you that I carry in my heart will be there for the rest of my life until we are together again. Just know Joy that I love you and miss you thoough I know you are in a much better place and are the happy, playful dog you were when you were here. Take care my sweet Joy I Love You now and forever. 2/13/2011. Happy Birthday and Happy Valentines Day my sweet Joy. I know you are having a wonderful time at the bridge today celebrating your birthday. Tonight I will have a piece of cake and celebrate with you though you are not here in body I know you will be cause you are always in my heart. So I am sending you all my love along with a big hug and kiss. I love you Joy now and forever until we meet again. 1/23/2012. Oh my sweet Joy has it really been 5 years since you had to leave me and go to the bridge. Thou they say time heals all wounds it seems the loss of you never has healed. I know you are in a better place but the selfishness in me wants you here. Heaven got a very special angel when they got you. Just know that even though we are apart you will always remain in my heart and no one can take that away from me. Just know my sweet girl that I love you just as much today as I did when you were here with me and I miss you so very much. I Love You Joy.

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