It is ten thirty in the evening and it is three weeks to the minute since my Daughter Suzanne, her Finance Howie, and my Grand Daughter Maggie were murdered in their home.
I am writing this for two reasons. The first is to help myself organize my thoughts and my feelings. The second is so that people who are survivors of violent crime may have hope that there is life afterward and see that it is possible to use tragedy as a means of healing and growth.
As this blog develops I will introduce you to the other survivors and we will all share our thoughts with those of you who are interested. I welcome your comments and e-mails and will answer all as I have time. If anything that I have to say is helpful to you in any way, please let me know.
For tonight I will say that the out pouring of love and prayers has been overwhelming. I have met others who have been through similar events and their sharing their thoughts with me has helped me understand what I have been going through and my thoughts and words have seemed to help others in their quest for peace and understanding.
I will continue in the morning with the discovery of the bodies and begin to tell you about an emotional roller coaster ride beyond belief.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and God bless you all,
John
This sounds like a good idea and is very brave of you to try. The grieving process is very personal and often takes a long (years) time and it will be interesting to see how you do it.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I pray that God will bless you and your family. I am not going through anything compared to this, but am having problems at home and some days I feel really down. This blog helped me in ways you can not imagine. I can sit and cry or rejoice in a day the Lord made. Like you said it's my choice. Thank you for helping me. You can help more people than you know with this blog. God Bless you!!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good way to be able to deal with such a terrible thing. I have never been threw this kind of terror and know that nothing I can say will help.But I want you and your family to know that you and your family are in all my prayers and thoughts.
ReplyDeleteMay God Bless You and give you the strenght to face every day and to be able to get threw that day.