This memorial is dedicated to my beautiful soul kitty..Lacey Grace Lacey, I walked into the adoption center at 18 years old, chose you specifically out of your little group of siblings, renamed you Lacey (from Jenga) and headed home to start our life together. You made me a mother. Immediately I felt so connected to you, so in love and so willing to do anything to make you feel happy and safe. Memories were made in your kitten years, captured on home videos (so blessed to have these early moments captured on film). While I was finding myself as a young adult, you remained by my side. Sleeping together in a twin bed for many years, falling asleep to the sound of your purrs and kisses. Unexpectedly I became a mom at 21, and you were the only one there for me every night to show me unconditional love. You were there when my daughter came home from the hospital, you were there when my daughter grew up. For 12 years she bonded with you, she learned from you how to show compassion to animals and she received only love from you. In your golden years, we were blessed with our living space, allowing us to have our nights together again in my bed, allowing you to have a calm space to grow old in. We began to have a routine..eat..sleep..9:30pm stretch and come out of my daughters room and into mine, to lay by me, watch me play sims, to run for your nightly treats…snuggling in bed..laying beside my face so I can gaze into yours and admire your beautiful little face. To snuggling up into the crook of my right arm, showering me with kisses on my face to wake me up for breakfast, meowing so loudly in the middle of the night to show me your “baby”… and most recently catching a field mouse that was loose in our kitchen! I don’t consider you my cat, I consider you my daughter. And that’s why this loss is so profound..I am now 34 years old, while you were just shy of 16..almost half my life dedicated to loving you! I will never heal from this loss, the hole in my heart will never be saved..but I’m okay with that. Because I told you time and time again, I will never leave you. Mommy will always be by your side..and that means in this life, and after..although it may be long before I see you again, I know for a fact that you are in the care of Jesus, along with our Cookie and Romeo, and you are healed from your sickness, happy and content..free of any pain..snuggling in the arms of Jesus until I come to you again in heaven, with your baby in one hand and salmon treats in the other, we will be reunited and bonded together again for absolute eternity. I love you Lacey..more than life itself!
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