Fourteen years doesn’t feel like enough. Yesterday we said goodbye to the dog who has been my constant — through infertility, through answered prayers, through pregnancy, through raising our girls, through quiet moments and chaotic ones. He was there for all of it. He loved us in the purest way. No conditions. No expectations. Just loyalty, comfort, and a presence that somehow made everything feel a little safer. Our girls learned gentleness, compassion, and unconditional love because of him. He

“JUST WAIT A LITTLE LONGER” — HOW I FOUGHT FOR EIGHT YEARS TO BRING MY BROTHER HOME The day they took Samuel away, I made him a promise. “This isn’t forever.” I was fourteen when our mother walked out, leaving me alone with my six-year-old brother. For two years, I became everything to him—parent, protector, and sibling all at once. I packed his lunches, helped with homework, and tucked him into bed every night. Then the system stepped in and tore us apart. Eight foster homes. Endless paperwork.

2.9K views · 139 reactions | A work of art in our collection, Degas’s original “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,” was attacked with paint today. It was protected in a case and we are evaluating it now. We unequivocally denounce this behavior and will share information as it emerges. Message from our director: | National Gallery of Art | Facebook

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