Well I feel just terrible.
Back when we were preparing to evacuate in case the wild fire made it as far as our town, we got all our necessities, canned food and valuables (ok, valuable) together and transferred most everything into the camper. The plan was to take the camper and truck to a friends house in Santa Fe where he has plenty of room to park.
Other belongings were stacked in a bin by the front door for weeks, including important papers, check book, credit cards, extra meds, and room for any last minute items and perishable food, etc.
We definitely had Benni's ashes among the items we either packed into the camper or the bin by the door.
So of late we are planning a trip to the East Coast and want to bring Benni's ashes to bury next to Bruno in Connecticut. So I went to find Benni's ashes. Benni was a very large dog and the container with his ashes is a large cylinder about 10 inches tall and 3 to 4 inches across. It is quite heavy also.
Well, I looked and looked throughout the house with no luck. I figured it was in the camper which was in the shop for a new water heater.
The camper is back home now and Leon and I searched it thoroughly. Every drawer, cabinet, cubby, compartment and under the bed. Nothing.
We searched the truck, the car, the garage, the house again. Every container, bin, storage area. Nothing.
Poor Benni is LOST!
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| I hope you find me... |
So this is one of those times, even if one is skeptical or a non-believer, one prays to Saint Anthony*. It can't hurt.
"The “Unfailing Prayer to St Anthony” is a prayer requesting the assistance of Saint Anthony of Padua in finding lost items. It is one of today’s most popular prayers, and has been used by Catholics around the world for centuries. It is typically used to find lost items, such as keys or other small objects (we're asking big) that have been misplaced."
"Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints
O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me…
[Mention your request here]. Amen."
* You can take the Italian out of the church but you can't take all of the Catholic out of the Italian.
4 comments:
Well, I hope St Anthony comes through for you. Have you considered that Benni's ghost may have hidden the canister because Benni isn't ready to leave your company yet?
Benni is out exploring New Mexico, sniffing under every rock and cactus.
what Debra said.
I have my little Rocky dog's ashes in a nice wooden box that I treasure, so I understand your distress.
I have my cat HRH's ashes in a lovely little memorial box that sits by my computer. That's probably why the ghost of HRH sneaks on to my blog so often and takes it over to berate me and everyone else.
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