Amy Secrist

Tag: dogs

  • Telling My Son His Dog’s Death Story While Driving

    He was home from college and rode with me to pick up his younger brotherfrom soccer practice. I explained what we thought was a seizure,what happened to her body,how she couldn’t move. I told him how when she was able,she walked slowly to all of her favorite places in the house. She even climbed the…

  • Poems & Ashes

    It’s so cold today that we gather inside, light her candle, and read Thich Nhat Hanh’s teaching A Cloud Never Dies.  I can’t read my poem out loud, so each person reads it on their own.  Then we all go out in the yard and take turns spreading our dog’s ashes together, wherever we feel called.…