The animal side of heaven
Unfortunately, last night my husband and I discovered that our son Ryan's 2006 Christmas hamster, A.J., had departed to the great wheel in the sky.
After gently telling Ryan of A.J.'s untimely demise, we explained that A.J. was in heaven and that he had a loving and happy life here with us. Many tears and fond recollections later, we had a burial on the side of the house with my older son Erik giving a moving eulogy.
Later, Ryan began to fret. When I asked him what was wrong, he said "I hope God puts A.J. in the animal side of heaven. If he's in the people side, he'll get stepped on. Then he'll have to die twice."
--Doreen Christensen
