JanBeek

What do you do
while the clothes
are fluffing in the dryer
and you are waiting
before taking them out
to fold them?

Do you have paper and pens,
color crayons and chalk
sitting on your table
where you’re waiting
to fold clothes?

I do.

I love to write Acrostics
while waiting in the laundry room
for the clothes to fluff
so I can fold them wrinkle free.

Here are a few of mine.
You can guess the topic
knowing these were created
within the last four months.

ANTICIPATING OWEN
2/14/24

O ur
W onderful
E specially
N ew

P resent
U plifting us:
P up!!

POOPY OWEN
3/18/24

P lease
O bey,
O wen!
P oop
Y our shit
O utside
W hen
E ver
N ecessary!

Please, Lord, help us figure out
how to train this puppy to go
outside – and to come when called!

OWEN LEO: HE’S LEARNING!
4/20/24

O odles of fun
W hen he behaves
E ven when he forgets, he
N ever ceases to bring joy!

L et us be patient and
E ncourage his good behavior.
O wen is such a love!

FUTURE PLANS
6/7/24

F irst
U p:
T rouble erupted
U nder our noses
R eally sad
E vent happened
P up Owen died
L anding outside the window
A ttached to his leash
N oose around his neck
S uffocated, hung himself.

Where do we go from here?
How do we keep living in this
empty, vacuous house
without Owen?
He filled all the empty spaces
in our home and hearts.
We are devastated.
Can’t think future plans right now.

DON’T GET STUCK
6/14/24

D isasters
O ccur
N ightmares
T raumatize
G oodness
E nters
T hrough
S ensitive
T rusting
U nderstanding
C aring
K indred Spirits

We have been so blessed this week
to have the love and hugs,
flowers and cards, calls and caring
of so many of our family & friends.
They have encouraged us to
grieve, of course, but
“Don’t get stuck.”
In Owen’s sweet memory
Move On… Laugh again,
Love again, Rejoice again,
Snuggle again with
Another Boston Terrier.

We’re not quite ready yet…
But God is helping us heal.
Thank you, God’s angels.
We love you!

Bob & JanBeek