A Love That Will Last A Lifetime...

This book was written to honor my beloved dog, Rita. I rescued Rita from a shelter and could never have known, the support, lessons in strength and love she was going to offer me. I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have gone to that shelter, that day and walked down that aisle and found my baby. I was privileged to have spent 12 wonderful years with her and now am left with the very difficult task of life without her. The only thing I could do was to write in an effort to cope with my grief and when I read the words, I felt they were the best way I could thank her for everything and let her know how much I will always love her. Every night as I get into bed, I flood my mind with memories and thoughts of her in hopes that I will see her in my dreams.

My name is Samantha Phillips, born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, I currently live in Northern New Jersey with my husband and my mother. I work as an Operations Manager in a Tennis Academy that focuses on high performance student athletes. I do not have children, so feel lucky to spend my days with these young and talented children. I lost my father in my teens so I learned to cope with loss by writing. I am the youngest of six children so have always had a large support system. In times like this, It is what helps to carry me through.