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Maui has passed on...

It is with a heavy heart that I
am writing to let you know that
Maui passed away today.

I thank you and everyone in our
community who has kept us in
your thoughts and prayers these
past few days.

I know that Maui was a little
part of a lot of people's lives.

I am going to disconnect from email
for a few days, but if you would
like to send your condolences or
words of support, please post a
comment below.

Please know that I will read all
of your kind messages when I
re-emerge sometime next week.

Again, many thanks for your
support and prayers this past week.
Molly and I (and most importantly,
Maui) felt them. Thank you from
the bottom of my heart.

Aloha,

James Jacobson

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Permalink Reply by t on July 26, 2008 at 2:19pm: I am sorry for your loss, I have been following your e-mails for 2 years. I have lost a 13 year old lab and a 14 year old mixed breed in the last 8 months, so I know your loss. May God hold you in his palm and ease your pain. love is the only thing that last forever; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dianelynn on July 26, 2008 at 2:26pm: dear james & molly,there are no words to convey my deep sorrow on your loss. i will pray for GOD to give you strength and peace. i know that this is a loss you really never get over,but the memories and love will help. now maui is an angel and she will watch over you both. my prayers and love to you both. run free and without pain maui. say hello to my gypsy. dianelynn; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Char Cornwell on July 26, 2008 at 2:51pm: James, Molly, and Maui,
My heart goes out to you. It must have been hard on you. Maui is in a better place and I am sure she is waiting for.....Bless you,,,Char; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Linda Martin on July 26, 2008 at 3:31pm: It's so hard when one loses a friend. There are no words that can help. Just know that each of our little ones take a piece of our heart when they leave and when we all meet in again in a kinder gentler place, we'll all be one again. My deepest sympathy to all.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rachelle on July 26, 2008 at 3:33pm: Oh my God, James....I am so sorry. I have to tell you that not until Vyolet sent me your note a few days ago did I know about Maui. I am so glad you had a video so I could see her gorgeous face..(she was beautiful....really....if I didn't think so, I wouldn't even mention it)
I know what you are going through. It's so very, very, very painful, and that is the price we pay for loving dogs, but it's so worth having them in our lives. I know you feel that way. Thank goodness you are surrounded with dog lovers who are with you every step of the way...don't think we've stopped the prayers......I am still praying for your angel, Maui, who will wait for you at the Rainbow Bridge. You know that. Love, Chel My deepest and sincere condolences.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Debby on July 26, 2008 at 3:34pm: Dear James and Molly,
You are in my prayers, and thoughts. I know this is a very difficult time for you both. I have been where you are at, and all I can say is cherish those memories that you have of Maui. Talk about her. Her spirit will be in the place she loved the most, with the ones she loved the most. Take care. With deepest sympathy.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John on July 26, 2008 at 3:40pm

Dear James,

Little Maui will remain in our prayers. For you she was more than a dog. Maui was a companion and as such she deserves a period of mourning, but in that mourning don't forget to celebrate her life and all she was.

When we lost our first Shih Tzu, Zak in 1986 (May 18, 1986 to be exact) a very nice Veterinary Assistant, sent us a note which I have always remembered and somewhat cherished. I believe it came from "A Once and Future King" but I could be wrong. Here goes...

"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the necessary plan."

This is probably why I can continue to "Own" Dogs and Cats and why I recently paid a small fortune for surgery on a $25 Rabbit.

jvi

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Permalink Reply by Diana on July 26, 2008 at 3:45pm: James & Molly,
My heart is breaking for you in the loss of Maui I have been there and it is a horrible time in your life.
I'm so very sorry for your loss but know that Maui is at the Rainbow bridge and she is playing with all of the others that have gone before her and she is Happy and all healed. You will see her one day and you will all be together again. In Peace and Love .
Diana + 7 Synjyn,Lady Willow,Cameo, Raiven Merlot, Roxie LaRue,Gracie May,Cooper Bambino'; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ruth Housman on July 26, 2008 at 3:55pm: A while back I attended a James Von Praagh meeting in which he demonstrated his psychic skills to a large group in a church. He said we could each be psychics for each other and so we tried to do this with the person sitting next to us, saying what came to us. Later those who wanted were asked to "share". A young man put up his hand saying he had come because he was so devastated by the recent loss of his German Shepherd. He said the woman sitting next to him said, "This may not make sense to you but a dog is telling me that you should not mourn his loss and that he loves you and is all right." I have never forgotten this. The young man was so in tears and so grateful for this. Love is eternal and souls continue on. As in the word exist is exit, so it is for us all.

I know you will miss Maui, a great soul, but do know Maui is always "there" for you.

Those who are left behind surely feel loss and I am so sad.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Valerie Claspell on July 26, 2008 at 3:56pm: I am so VERY VERY sorry. I lost my beloved Lily last year and my heart aches for you.

With deepest sympathy,
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Permalink Reply by nancy on July 26, 2008 at 3:58pm: James and Molly,

I have found this poem by an unknown author to be very comforting when a beloved pet passes. I hope it will bring you some peace. Our thoughts are with you, and surely when the time is right, you will give another homeless shelter dog a wonderful life as a legacy to Maui's memory. Thank you for sharing her with all of us. God bless you!

I stood beside your bed last night. I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear.
"It’s me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here"
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea.
You were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today, your arms were getting sore.
I want to take your parcels, I wished I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today, you tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house as you fumbled for the key,
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said, "It's me".
You looked so very tired and then you sank into a chair,
I tried so hard to let you know that I was standing there.
It’s possible for me to be so near you everyday,
to say to you with certainty, "I never went away".
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew
That in the stillness of that evening I was very close to you.
The day is over.... I smile and watch you yawning
and say, " Good Night, Sweet Dreams, God Bless,
I'll see you in the morning".

And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide
I'll rush to greet you and we’ll stand together side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there's much for you to see

Be patient, live your journey out;
then come home and be with me.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Michelle Preuss on July 26, 2008 at 4:25pm: Sorry to her about Maui. Just seeing her in your book she is a very pretty dog she was. I had a germnshort hair pass away right next to me. she had some blood dease that kill her she did'nt live very long her life was cut short she just bearly turn a year and she died. I did'nt want to wake up my husband found her next to me on the floor I was on the conch sleeping. I decide she could not walk so I stay in the front room with her and my husband was in the bed room. He came in early that morning and found her. So I know what you going thru. It was actly christmas time. I did'nt think we would get another dog for awhile but my husband was in SanJose and found a dog he fill in love with so we got another dog. Well take care of yourself we no how you feel Michelle; ▶ Reply to This