Sweet Lizzy

We are so thankful for our short time with a sweet, little ferret.

Last year for Christmas Gillian only wanted a ferret to have a pet of her own. I honestly could not believe that we were entertaining the idea of buying one ferret but when we met the bonded pair of Lizzy and Blizzard, Kip and I knew they were going to become part of our home and bless our little girl.

We were in quite in a pickle when we found them 2 weeks before Christmas, when this was THE ONLY thing Gillian wanted. What do we do, how do we keep them a surprise for that long before Christmas? Well, we did the only thing we could do. We gave Gillian her Christmas present early! We were both so nervous how she would handle that on Christmas day, but once again, we were amazed how gracious and understanding our daughter handled it.

These two little critters brought us so much joy, lots of love and many hours of entertainment.  We loved how they played together and were afraid of nothing and nobody.   We loved how they brought friends joy, the kids some common ground. The greatest joy as a parent was to see your child grow with responsibility, although not perfect, but much growth.  The compassion that they have for animals shows much about their character.

Sadly this week, Blizzard is now living in the Big Condo all alone.  Still not sure what happened, he looks just as sad as we do.

It was very much a damper on our Thanksgiving day, but we do see a few blessings in what happened.  We were so grateful that Gillian was not home when we found Lizzy dead in her habitat.  We were also grateful that we were not faced with a huge decision of having to put her down or to spend the money on a costly surgery.   It was also an opportunity and an open door to talk to our kids about such hard things.  To explain that even when we pray for one outcome and get another that God is still good and present.  It is so hard for us as adults to grasp that concept so I cannot imagine how hard that is for our children.

We grieved together as a family last night, one little girl cried herself to sleep as I held her close.   Today, we have talked much about Lizzy and her sweet, quirky and fun personality.  You are missed sweet Lizzy.  RIP little girl.