Goodbye, Dear Friend

For some strange reason, they classify dogs as animals.  They're more like angels. Today, Heaven got a new one. To say Sophie was important to this family is like saying Moses was important to the Bible.  She's been around our entire marriage.  She made the move to Charlotte with us. She welcomed home both our children.  She's been a part of nearly every memory Meggan and I have together.   She's earned a dozen nicknames, helped create a hundred inside jokes, and even written a few blog posts.  From the first night she came home, she's worked security detail by day, helped keep the bed warm at night, and never left the side of anyone who wasn't feeling well.  Tonight, the house feels quiet without the click-clack of her little paws on the hardwoods and the world feels empty without her presence. I hope she's chased every rabbit, barked at every duck, and cuddled up on my mom's lap when she got to Heaven today.  She's more than the best pet I've ever had...she truly was on of this man's best friends.