tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post5123594734869805072..comments2023-06-17T07:22:40.255-05:00Comments on An Open Doerr: THE WeekendUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-77833093619201725732007-01-22T18:08:00.000-05:002007-01-22T18:08:00.000-05:00Chad,
I am glad to see that you are starting to mo...Chad,<br />I am glad to see that you are starting to move on in life. Just because you move forward does not mean that you have forgotten your past. I never had the opportunity to meat Amy, but I am sure she set the bar pretty darn high. So it is actually because of Amy's loss that you know what you are looking to find. Good Luck brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-73154348429657542802007-01-19T20:32:00.000-05:002007-01-19T20:32:00.000-05:00Chad,
I was on your mailing list as things unfolde...Chad,<br />I was on your mailing list as things unfolded and my heart broke for you as it did.<br /><br />I know moving forward as you are has to be one of the hardest things you've had to do.<br /><br />Know that I'm still praying for you.ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062175505310181168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-79536527013315727192007-01-19T16:04:00.000-05:002007-01-19T16:04:00.000-05:00I am soo glad things went well! I am sorry that St...I am soo glad things went well! I am sorry that Stephen and I weren't there to meet Jennifer! We can't wait to meet her when she comes back!I totally understand why you wanted it over with. The first time is always the hardest. Know that even though we are new to the church our family's belssings and love are with you! <br />Heidi CoghillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-83477394282640312372007-01-19T06:56:00.000-05:002007-01-19T06:56:00.000-05:00Lonnie, just picturing you break dancing will make...Lonnie, just picturing you break dancing will make me smile all day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-27873154874564913612007-01-18T15:08:00.000-05:002007-01-18T15:08:00.000-05:00I am glad the weekend went well. But I would still...I am glad the weekend went well. But I would still like to sing and do my break dancing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-83992327965601672432007-01-18T11:18:00.000-05:002007-01-18T11:18:00.000-05:00From your mom's comments she seems to be on the de...From your mom's comments she seems to be on the defense. I don't know if everyone is getting the full story, from the looks of the blog comments everything seems so positive, but from your mom's comments there must have been more to everything that has been said to be on the opposite side of the fence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-31359736352492213662007-01-17T15:18:00.000-05:002007-01-17T15:18:00.000-05:00This is too Chads mom, I too lost my faith in Pray...This is too Chads mom, I too lost my faith in Prayer when we lost our son to cancer 5 years ago..didnt care if I ever stepped inside a church again..that was in 2001..it is now 2007 and nine months ago we moved back to Ky..from Fl..we were invited to AMCC. by our son Lonnie and our daughter-in-law Cathy and we have been here ever since..It was hard for me at first..I carried resentment for a long time..but time heals...Violet Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854544031468643534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-67222122445797922332007-01-17T12:50:00.000-05:002007-01-17T12:50:00.000-05:00I didnt get to meet Jennifer, but see everything w...I didnt get to meet Jennifer, but see everything worked out...it always does...... Your face was sure bright and glowing Sunday...Next time I'm just going to walk up and introduce myself too her..:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-68511002968878098002007-01-17T11:23:00.000-05:002007-01-17T11:23:00.000-05:00May I just second the motion on the "whew, glad th...May I just second the motion on the "whew, glad that is over". As Chad's parents, we felt caught in the middle of a crossroad. We want nothing more than for Chad and Emrie to find a person to build a family with. On the other hand, there is no where I feel sadder about the loss of Amy than at AMCC where she was so vibrant and alive. Don & I talked afterwards that it may have looked to some like we were betraying our love for her and the Barnard family by showing our support for Chad and Jennifer by attending and sitting with Jennifer......May it NEVER BE SAID THERE ARE ONLY TWO SIDES TO THIS VERY COMPLICATED AND HURTFUL STORY. We love Amy and each of her family as our own family, and it HURT knowing full well how hard this is on them. However, as I have got to know Jennifer and how Chad feels about her, I felt she deserved our support. It is not easy under any circumstance to be the new kid on the block, but knowing this is the church where Amy was born and raised in, I am sure it felt like being the only striped fish in a tank of solid orange ones! <br /><br />I have lost people in my life, my mom when I was 12 yrs. old, my sweet younger brother when he was only 18; but I can honestly say the pain of loosing Amy has been harder for a lot of reasons. First of all, it shook my faith in prayer for a short period of time. Satan uses your pain and sorrow to deceitfully place doubts in your head. However, I hung on for dear life, knowing in my heart God's word is the ONLY UNCHANGING guide to get me thru this journey called life, and I dug in and looked up scriptures on prayer and told satan just to "get behind me!" <br /><br />Again, it is the word of God that is getting Don & I thru the current situation. I am 100% sure that Chad starts every single day in prayer (you may think I just say that because I am his Mom, no I have seen his written daily journal laying around on his desk, and NO I have NOT read it, but I have flipped thru the pages just enough to see each day is dated and each day is spent writing down his prayer requests to the Lord) So I have to believe Chad has been and continues to seek the Lord's will and only the Lord's will for he and Emrie's life. Did it ever occur to anyone that we may very well be seeing the Lord's plan unfold right before our very eyes? I won't say Chad has never made mistakes in his decision making, that would really sound like a mom! But, he has always been wise and carefully calculated pretty much the cost of every decision and he TRULY PUTS HIS TRUST IN THE LORD TO HELP HIM WITH THESE MAJOR DECISIONS. So although Don & I felt our share of uncomfortableness Sunday at AMCC, we left feeling a sense that although Chad chooses to wear his heart on his sleeve and put these posts on the worldwide web......it is ultimately in the Lord Jesus Christ's hands, and that gives his Dad & I great comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-65266999487246122452007-01-16T23:15:00.000-05:002007-01-16T23:15:00.000-05:00Do I still get to sing my songs and do "the robot"...Do I still get to sing my songs and do "the robot" or the "running man"?Lonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607210300072628680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-62029622466673631912007-01-16T18:58:00.000-05:002007-01-16T18:58:00.000-05:00Chad,
I am sorry that I missed meeting Jennifer....Chad,<br /> I am sorry that I missed meeting Jennifer. She will just have to come back again real soon.<br /> I am glad that everything went well at Antioch. No matter what has been said, everyone just wants you and Emrie to be happy and loved.<br /><br />I know that is what Amy and the entire Barnard family wants too. (smile)<br /><br />God Bless! We Love All the Doerrs and the Barnards!!!! (You are all in our thoughts, hearts, and prayers)<br /><br />Glenda and FamilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-44185443071426298672007-01-16T18:41:00.000-05:002007-01-16T18:41:00.000-05:00Let us all give PRAISE TO OUR LORD. Hugs, Love and...Let us all give PRAISE TO OUR LORD. Hugs, Love and prayers to ALL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-19543243233570196852007-01-16T09:27:00.000-05:002007-01-16T09:27:00.000-05:00Wish I could have been there for extra support! G...Wish I could have been there for extra support! Glad it went well Chad!<br />The Barnard's are awesome people for sure!gretchenhshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794416750749922409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27561744.post-70817821991880444962007-01-16T02:28:00.000-05:002007-01-16T02:28:00.000-05:00We've been praying for this weekend and will conti...We've been praying for this weekend and will continue to pray for everyone involved. David, Mary & Cara Bondurant :)drmacab97https://www.blogger.com/profile/15336539233471189462noreply@blogger.com