Hi JALB - wow, that is such a sweet story! very sad and very beautiful. I have a question - could I have your permission to turn this into a book? I wasn't planning on using the exact same idea, because the story I would write would have a different main character and a different plot. But I would use certain details from your post, like the condition of Chance when you first saw her and the touching part at the end when God keeps his promise and you find the feather on Chance's grave. I don't know if this would be okay with you, and it's fine if it's not, but I wanted to ask the question just to make sure before I wrote the story!
Thank you,
DreamHorse009
Also, I apologize if I am doing something incorrectly, I am fairly new to this site! I just hope you get this message.