Cathy ~ caregiver to Beau, had fought against disability, health issues and other hardships for such a long time. Yet she remained strong, she remained positive and upbeat, and held fast to her faith. She published a second blog called Beau's Sunday Sermons. In her last posting on August 14, 2011, she wrote, "And, getting closer to God is our ultimate goal. We need to remove all the barriers in our lives that hold us back so that we can soar. So, my question for you to ponder this week is, "What is holding you back and handicapping you; And what are you going to do about it?" Love, Beau."
Cathy ~ the barriers are gone, there is no doubt that you are now soaring. Farewell, friend ~ and blessings, gentle lady.
oh Ann this such a beautiful tribute...we are so heartbroken over the losses these weeks. it is not fair at times...
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We are so very sad that Cathy had to go to Heaven so young, but it comforts us that she is soaring with the Angels now. We have sent sincere condolances to her family and friends on her obituary remembrance page and her blog.
ReplyDeleteThe tribute is beautiful ~ we have posted too. What a very sad day.
Beautiful tribute to your dear friend. Wish I would have had the opportunity to know her.
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry to hear of your sweet friend's passing; I did not know Cathy and Beau, but their blog is a lovely testament to her kind heart and their lives together...May her deep faith give her family and friends strength at this sad time; blessings to all who love her as she soars with the angels...xoxo...J, Calle, Halle, Sukki
ReplyDeleteYou created a lovely graphic for Cathy, thanks for sharing it. Her gentle soul touched so many of us on the cat blogosphere. She will be greatly missed.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely tribute to Cathy. We are very saddened to hear the news and send our condolences to her family.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about Cathy. This is a beautiful post, Ann... just lovely.
ReplyDeleteSending purrs to her family.
pawhugs, Max
We did not know Cathy or Beau, but it sounds like she was one very special lady. We hope Beau has someone kind and wonderful to care for him now. Gentle hugs and soft woos to him and Cathy's family.
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Such a wonderful tribute to a great friend who will be missed dearly. (((hugs)))
ReplyDeleteWe are so sad about Cathy's passing. We're purring and praying for Beau and for her family.
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Ann, this was a beautiful tribute to Cathy.
ReplyDelete(((Hugs))) and Light.
That is a lovely tribute....
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute to Cathy
ReplyDeleteLuv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Beautiful post and tribute to Cathy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute to Cathy.
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Our deepest sympathy to you on the loss of your friend, Cathy. I know she is watching over you from above.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely tribute, Ann. We are purring and praying for Beau, and for Cathy's family.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great tribute to Cathy. We were so shocked and saddened when we saw this on her facebook page last night.
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute, Ann. We dropped by her Sunday sermons earlier today and read her last one, which we thought appropriate for her final post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your beautiful tribute. What a sad day.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful tribute to Cathy. Mom Paula and Cathy chatted regularly late in the evening through instant messaging on FB and Cathy was always so positive and supportive. She will be missed.
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This post is so beautiful. Thank for for sharing her words and again for the graphic. She has left us with a great question to think about to guide us in our lives. I bet she can feel our love from here.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a beautiful and heartfelt tribute. Sometimes, all you can do is purr. We purr for all these sad losses.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Cathy but I wanted to stop by and share my deepest sympathy for your dear friend.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry
We thinks Mo Cats Day was a purrfect tribute fur such a great lady! Purrs to her fambly and furriends.
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