I think it’s fair to say that we love every single adopter who joins the Tabby’s Place family.
But I confess I have a soft spot the size of Mongolia for those adopters who send letters “home” from their alumni. So it is with great delight that I share the latest from none other than Mrs. TwinkieCupcake herself.
I’ve met mini-human beans who eat peas and carrots gamely enough…so long as they can eat around the peas. I know folks who will eat cake…so long as they can fastidiously dissect out any icing.
But when it comes to feline Dessert Kids, some things just can’t be separated, because some bonds are everlasting.
We’re fast approaching a year since the Dessert Kids began their journey to a sweeter life.
It was March of 2009 when Twinkie, Cupcake, Strudel and Trifle - and 89 of their closest friends - were rescued from the million-dollar home with four-foot high drifts of waste. Today, all 93 cats have found safe, loving placements, where they can begin the slow process of learning to live loved.
It’s been awhile since we checked in with the boys, Trifle and Strudel, here on Felis Catus, so it’s high time to remedy that.
Funny thing about a really good dessert.
You can savor it every single day and never, ever get sick of it. I remember once reading about a spectacularly-old dude who had eaten one Twinkie every day since his 20s, and credited them for his long and peaceful life.
As much as his Twinkies may have enriched his days, they can’t hold a candle to the goodness goin’ on with a certain feline Twinkie and her sister Cupcake.
I’m of the strong belief that God is good, all the time. There are few places I’ve been as frequently or as powerfully reminded of this as among the cats of Tabby’s Place. Their unconditional love is a living, purring parable. The quiet, undeniable rhythm of mercy to them and through them is charged with grandeur.
Just when we can’t take another fleck of bad news, just when we feel like the sorrow is pummeling the worthiness of what we do…the mercy comes. And, suddenly, we’re back in the Land of 1,000 Adoptions.
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