Comments for Cameron's Amazing Book Club

Comment on Walking along by Ann Averitt

Ann Averitt — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:25:29 +0000

Susan, the walk was such an awesome experience. I’m so grateful that we are now retired and were able to experience it with you. It was so inspiring to see all those people putting forth their maximum effort to do something for the good of the world. I’m so glad you were a part of it, and I’m so proud of you. You got outside of your own pain to help others and to make a difference.

Thanks so much to your wonderful husband Derrick for making it possible for you to train those long hours. What would we do without him?

Love you!
Mom

Comment on Walking along by Larry and Gayle Allford

Larry and Gayle Allford — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:51:36 +0000

Dear Susan and Derrick:

Thanks for being able to aptly express the thoughts, feelings, emotions,physical pain, etc. that all of us who have lost our precious children experience. We think of you daily.

Larry and Gayle Allford

Comment on Walking along by Kristin Collins

Kristin Collins — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:55:29 +0000

I will be praying for you before and during the 3 day. I hope you have an awesome experience. I love the Komen Foundation, and I always do everything I can each year to support it. A promise from one sister to another, to help find a cure. It is so beautiful and bittersweet!
In the past 4 and a half years I have experienced how amazing a mother’s love is for her child. In fact, I am not even sure it can be put into words sometimes. I still can’t begin to imagine your pain, and I pray to God that I never have to. Just know that you will always have a special place in my heart. Cameron will too! I can still hear her singing nursery rhymes to me in Monday Morning Break! I loved that. Your girls brought a lot of joy to me! Before I go, I want to share a verse with you that is very dear to me, and I hope you enjoy it too. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7.

Comment on Walking along by Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:36:12 +0000

Susan….what an honor for us to be able to see your grief/walk/feelings/pain….you are so brave to work through this every day. I am praying that in this walk, you won’t be alone…. you will have the Holy Spirit rigth beside you speaking words of wisdom and hope that you have never heard before. I pray he breathes life back in to your bones, muscles and heart….that he places peaceful dreams and visions in your mind…I pray it is an encouter where you meet with the Lord and see that He has is as expectant as you are about your time together!

Love you…

Comment on Walking along by Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:45:22 +0000

One more thing. I read a comment from a dear friend of yours. It was very comforting and heartfelt. But I disagreed with one thing–that Cameron misses you. Now don’t get me wrong–I believe she is happily awaiting you. But missing someone is not a good emotion. Just search the Bible and no doubt remains–there is nothing “not-good” going on there. (Revelation 21:4
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”) Cameron is not just in heaven–she is among the greatest in heaven. How do I know this?

Matthew 18:2-6
2 Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. 3 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

We KNOW that little children are welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven as the greatest there. And we can be the greatest there, too, if we “turn from our sins” and “humble ourselves.” I want to do that so I can be among the greatest in heaven. I want to do that so I can be with Cameron in heaven. Jesus called heaven “paradise.” (a place of great and perfect delight and beauty). I’m missing her–FOR SURE. But her life is way too perfect to be missing me.

Your blog postings break my heart. I feel helpless to help you as you are left with a hole in your heart. What I think you’re feeling is homesickness. Homesick for your true home. Bart Millard from “Mercy Me” wrote a song called “Homesick.” He also wrote this: “In 1 Corinthians 13:12 Paul tells us that ‘For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I have been fully known.’ That may explain why sometimes it can feel like we’re fumbling through this life with poor vision and broken eyeglasses. But you have to read the whole verse to really understand the beautiful promise that one day we will see everything clearly. The puzzle pieces will fit into place, the mystery will be solved, our questions will be answered. Our homesickness–my homesickness–will find an end. For now, though, the journey isn’t over. We continue on, relying on God’s guidance to point the way until we reach our final destination and can at last hear Him say, ‘Welcome Home.’”

I love you Susan and Derrick.

Comment on Walking along by Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:09:24 +0000

Then your prayer will be my prayer during your walk. I know God has something big planned for you that weekend. Keep looking forward to it!

Comment on Walking along by Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:19:39 +0000

I love you girl! I truly can’t imagine what you’re going through, I only wish there was something I could say/do to make it better. I know I can’t, but please do know that you have lots of people loving you every day. I look forward to hearing about your journey next weekend. I think/hope it’ll be very rewarding for you! Best of luck, my thoughts are with you always!

love
Carrie

Comment on Letter to the Editor by Emmly

Emmly — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:51:02 +0000

Good for people to know.

Comment on Little Angels by Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:31:17 +0000

thats so beautiful and sad,…

Comment on Maybe by Leslie Sealy

Leslie Sealy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:41:51 +0000

I have been thinking about you a lot lately. Each time I read your entries I am at a loss of words. Wish I could say something to lessen the pain for you. We all miss Cameron so very much. The job of being a parent is never done though and I see this through your entries. It is okay to smile because she is smiling with you and it is okay to cry because she too misses you. Love you lots!