Heart Like a Dog

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Once Upon A Time

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Once Upon A Time, by Jodi Stone

Once upon a time, I dreamed of someone. Someone who would love me unconditionally. Someone who would look at me with adoring eyes that said, “You hung the moon.”

One upon a time, I dreamed of someone. Someone who would listen to me. Listen to my deepest, darkest secrets, and not laugh or pass judgements.

Once upon a time, I dreamed of someone. Someone who would forgive me when I made a mistake, someone who wouldn’t hold a grudge against me for doing so. Someone whose love would always shine out of their eyes, no matter what I said or did.

Once upon a time, I dreamed of someone. Someone who would be excited to spend time with me, whether we were cuddled up by the fire, walking in the woods, or looking for an adventure.

Once upon a time, I dreamed of someone. Someone who would protect me, both from the demons that exist in the world and the inner demons only I can see.

Once upon a time, I dreamed of someone.

Once upon a time…my dream came true.

Golden Lab

Sampson and me.

Happy 12th Birthday Sampson, you’ve brought me more joy and laughter than I ever could have imagined.  I love you big guy.

Mom

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  1. Happy birthday my handsome man! Auntie loves you more than you’ll ever know!! 💜💜💜💜💋💋💋💋

  2. Aw, Jodi, you’ve made me cry. This is one of the most beautiful birthday tributes I’ve ever read. A true love story. Happy, happy birthday, Sampson! We all love you, too, and hope this will be your best year ever.

  5. What a beautiful birthday post, Jodi, it brought tears to my eyes. Happy Birthday, Sampson! We know your day will be special no matter what you do.

  8. Happy Brithday Samson. such a beautiful poem from your mom to you.
    love the photo as well. there is nothing so soul recharging as hugging a dog and getting a hug.

  12. Happy Belated Birthday Sampson!!!! I’m sorry I missed your big day yesterday! I was super busy taking care of Shadow, Ducky, and the dog-daddy, and barely had any time for myself. I was going to say “I hope your mama spoiled you yesterday”, but I know her well enough to know she spoiled you big time. 😘 So, here are some puppy kisses from Shadow and Ducky….

    🐶🐶😘😘🐾🐾

  16. Oh I love this, you are so lucky that you found each other – I can’t help but be a little jealous! Happy birthday Sampson. Give him a belated birthday hug from me ok?!

  19. Happy 12th birthday! I love this – I love my three so much and my senior dog and I can just exchange a look and I know what he’s thinking from across the room or what he needs. The bond is so beautiful and so powerful. Your words are not only precious but we ALL know exactly what it feels like to be in this relationship with our four legged munchkins!