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tenterhooks's avatar

Wendy!!! Having only met you in the wilds of the virtual world I can say this is exactly as I pictured you!!! Warm, a gentleness and supportive smile, peacefully present - yay to this featured writer!! What a wild Wild West story, bits I have found out through your writing but seeing it in full bloom, the reflection, the whiskey story, the new beginnings, the health challenges, the perseverance with a guide from God, just by listening - you know I try to do the same, and your writing helps always remind me I'm not alone in the listening for the next clue in this life. Wow - this was such a treat! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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Wendy  Gray's avatar

tenterhooks...how is it that your responses can spring the waterworks?! How grateful I am that we have forged this virtual, yet divine friendship! One thing about us, from the first read, is that we connect, and genuinely see each other. All the best ingredients! Your delight in my writing has always been such wonderful encouragement for me to keep writing, and sharing my poetry and my story. YOUR story has been an inspiration for me as well! I can't express enough how thankful and blessed I am for, well, every part of your response, every part of our connection. Biggest (((HUGS))) to you! All the blessings and MUCH, MUCH LOVE my friend, ~Wendy💜✨🤗🙌💞🥰

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Vineet Mani's avatar

What you write from the core of your heart has its own charm, significance and relevance. Loved it, Wendy. I read the pages of the Chapter titled 'A Companion Beyond' and I could not stop myself from weeping silently. You were, are and will always be the most loyal companion to Whiskey. And yes, you look truly adorable as ever. God bless you!

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Wendy  Gray's avatar

All the love and gratitude, Vineet, for this response to my writing and me! My goodness, it fills my heart and makes my day! I am so glad that this piece 'A Companion Beyond' touched you in this way. A gentle heart feels the emotions of other's experiences: yours certainly does that! God bless you and MUCH LOVE, ~Wendy💜✨🤗

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing your love of Whiskey and now Riley and Chicago.

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Wendy  Gray's avatar

So appreciate you for coming by and sharing in my stories, Kathleen! It means so much and puts the happiest smile on my face! 😊😁✨

Blessings and MUCH LOVE,

~Wendy💜

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Marjorie Pezzoli's avatar

More than wonderful to spend time with you 🤗💖 🥃 Cheers to Whiskey and all your incredible soul animals. Alyssa’s dog, Shadow, the night 🐕‍🦺 she transitioned, I could hear her walking on the outside upper deck. Totally relate to your experience ✨🐾❤️🐾✨ Much love to you always 💜 So perfect for you to be the featured poet so all of us get to know you better!!!!

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Wendy  Gray's avatar

Aaah, love spending time with you as well, Marjorie! 🤗✨🥰 Thank you for the cheers for my precious soul animals! They have all been so life-giving to my own journey! I love that you had this connection and experience with Shadow as well. Sweet pet spirits, much like our human loves, let us know they are here, they are okay, and that they will be there to meet us someday. I know, you know.✨🌈💞✨

Your love and support means so much! Cheers to getting to know each other! 🥃😊🙌✨

Many blessings and MUCH LOVE to you, always,

~Wendy💜

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Robyn Bullock's avatar

Ahhh, my FAVORITE featured writer! 😬❤️ Here’s a God Wink for you: YESTERDAY!!!! I was rearranging my bookshelves and don’t you know, my hand landed on my treasured copy Haunted Encounters. I opened the cover to read your sweet inscription and signature. I again read the story of Whiskey, with a big ole grin on my face. I had no idea you’d planned this post today or even if you’d ever share this story.

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Wendy  Gray's avatar

Oooh, you have made my day with this, Robyn! LOVE YOU! That IS a God Wink for sure! I LOVE that these two moments coincided! When God leads.......WOW! I can not express or thank you enough for the YEARS of support and love you have given my writing and ME! You are a most genuine and precious friend, Robyn!

Many blessings and MUCH LOVE to you, ALWAYS!

~Wendy💜🤗🥰✨🙌✨💞

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Wendy  Gray's avatar

Maureen,

Whew! Pleased as well to hear that you are doing well while living life beyond your diagnosis and that life flip you had! It upends us, for sure. So thankful we find a way to get back to being right-side-up! All the positive vibes and prayers that you continue to be free of this awful beast. 🙏🤗💞

Thank you, as well, for the love and compassion you extend for my broken heart with the loss of my Whiskey. Life's traumas can feel like our hearts will never mend, yet they do. We carry the scars, but come to a place of focusing on all the beautiful memories and that makes living through those tragedies doable. Oh yes, I do believe she is keeping her eye on me, too!

Many blessings and MUCH LOVE, my friend,

~Wendy💜

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