Liz, this is where I got to, mentally, tonight, while Lilly and I were on our very first "therapy" visit, which has been too long coming.

It is hard to even think of letting Gracie go, but she needs to go to a family where she can be active and the center of attention. I know this sounds crazy, but I'm ready to have Honey and Lilly be the center of attention for a while. They have waited, patiently, through a multitude of fosters before I met Scott, then Murphy, Zipper, Mack and now Gracie (and of course the addition of Butter, years ago). They deserve some "Mom" time.

I would keep Gracie in a heartbeat, but what I know is that there is another Golden Retriever out there who will be harder to place, who is older, or has a health problem, who needs us much more than Miss Gracie does. Maybe I'm getting a little wiser in my old age, but I'm learning about this fostering. Will I cry when she leaves? You'd better believe it, but I know she will only be placed in a home where everything has checked out, perfectly, and where she fits. And then when they need us to foster again, we'll have room. If we keep her, we can't help them anymore, because we would truly be at our limit.

Y'all just say a prayer that Gracie finds her perfect home, where she will be loved just as much as she is loved here. If that happens, then she will be just fine!!!! I have to believe that or I couldn't do this.

Love,
Logan, Mack, Honey, Lilly and Gracie