CARA's Little Star

Lili Donata

Submitted by: Jim and Joy Bongiorno

Story: Lili Donata (which means “gift from GOD”) was a true gift to Jim and I after we lost our first cocker, Barney.  We had lost Barney about six weeks earlier and we knew we were ready to bring another cocker into our lives.  After much searching, we stumbled into a woman trying to place a mud-covered, little buff girl.  We immediately knew she was the one for us. We gave Lili the middle name of Donata because we truly believed she was GOD’s gift to us. 

If Lili was a Disney character, she would be Winnie the Pooh.  She loves everyone, has never met a stranger, and thinks everyone and everything in the world is her friend.  Lili is also a fan of the treat jar.  In her mind, everything is very simple in that it is all about her as it should be.  We love Lili dearly and thank GOD for this gift in our lives. 

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” --- Winnie the Pooh