[ r i n . a i j y o ] – flavor of life, love, and all that you dream of

Rest in peace, dear Bear-bear.

You are very much loved and missed by all of us. :(

Thank you for being a fantastic guard dog. Thank you for looking after us. Thank you for always pooping in the same place. Thank you for being a comfort to my daddy.

We’ll have to get used to not seeing you waiting by the dog-gate, greeting us with your quiet, still, watchful eyes when we come home, not hearing your fierce bark at intruders, and not being able to comfort you when it’s raining and thundering outside.

We’ll see you in heaven, for Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 says, “After all, the same fate awaits human beings and animals alike. One dies just like the other. They are the same kind of creature. A human being is no better off than an animal, because life has no meaning for either. They are both going to the same place—the dust. They both came from it; they will both go back to it.”