Will, Samwise, Emily & You!

Dear Will, who was once lost but found a home.

“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

”Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Emerson

I’m sending this out as an appetizer and an announcement. I’ll have a long letter for you* later today, picking up where we left off. It includes our hunt for the grave of Thomas Starr King, a great preacher and White Mountain author. Another post this weekend will answer some of your questions.

You probably know that Samwise and Emily are shelter souls from Texas. They were preceded by Max, who was not from a shelter but was adopted when unwanted in old age, Atticus, who came as a puppy from a remarkable breeder, and Will, who was without hope and limping blindly through his last days after being deposited in a kill shelter. Who could have guesse…