The Last Lily Story – by Cynthia Bourgeault
As many of you know, my old cat Lily, faithful travelling companion of these past fifteen years, died last week on my birthday, which happened to fall this year on Friday the thirteenth. It was a wrenching synchronicity, not only because of the coincidence itself, but because at the time of her passing I was three thousand miles away, teaching on the West Coast.
Little could I imagine the birthday present that would be awaiting me on my homecoming three days later. Read more