Greetings friends! As you may have noticed if you follow us on social media, our demolition work began last week! This was a big milestone for me, one that I began envisioning well before we moved to California.
When we found our space, the majority of it had at one point served as a dentist office. Walls from old offices, cabinets, old x-ray equipment and even biohazard containers (yikes) had been left behind gathering dust. Andrew and I threw some pic axes into the dry wall just for the fun of it, then removed our silly selves so that the demolition team could proceed with the real work!
As each layer of prior use has been removed, it is not lost on me that each wall, ceiling tile and lighting fixture once played a part in bringing someone else’s dream to life. And now – just as we encounter in other aspects of life – those elements have completed their purpose and are removed to make room for something new.
Breaking something down – physically, mentally, emotionally – makes space available to create, to transition, to grow and improve.
This concept holds true for the work ahead of us. If you traced the past experience of each adoptable cat in foster care beyond the day they were pulled from a shelter, you would most likely find a point where something in that animal’s life broke down. His or her owner passed away, or the owner encountered a hardship where they could no longer provide care and companionship. And sadly sometimes the cat or kitten was simply no longer wanted.
It is our opportunity – and YOUR opportunity – to meet each of these animals in their broken space to help them create a new and improved life. A second chance to love and be loved in return. Glennon Doyle recently shared this beautiful passage from the Talmud:
This work is good work indeed… and by simply taking the time to read this you are committing to help us accomplish that good work. For that I am most grateful.
With Love and Light,
Caroline