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Placed: April 21, 1999
To all of those who have beloved children in Littleton, Co., we all send our love, prayers and any help we can offer. As parents we all relate to your heartache..

May God Bless You and Hold You In The Palm Of His Hand,

Pat

Placed: April 21, 1999

Mary Ann
Your poem was very touching!
It is a sad day in Colorado and across the nation. Thoughts and prayers are with those families that have lost a child to this terrible nightmare.
Prayers are also with the students that witnessed the carnage and for those who were injured physically as well. To them: May you find peace among yourselves and with your friends and family and once again feel safe to go back into your high school.

Sally

Placed: April 22, 1999

Dear Mary Ann,

My heart goes out to the whole community. This is a tragedy for the whole population. It touches everyone. I know..I live in Springfield, Oregon. As you know, where the previous tragedy hit. The feeling of total helplessness exists in this. One can not comprehend the magnitude of this thing. You will work through your greif but this brought back all those sad feelings of eleven months ago. I knew the father of the shooter in our Thurston High shooting, he had been my Spanish teacher when I went to Thurston. I had neices and a nephew and cousins attending Thurston and but for the Grace of God, there go I. They were not hurt but were so close to being hurt. We had countless stories of "would have been there but..." for some special reason they weren't where they usually were that day or someone absent mindedly turned the wrong way on the freeway and was heading in the other direction. Stories like these give us all hope that He is watching us and kept it from being worse than it was.

Know that there are others out here that know exactly what you are feeling.

Katrina

Placed: April 22, 1999

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy. May the lord hear our prayers for the people who's lives were taken far too early, and the loved ones they have left behind. Rest in peace!

Robert & Gretchen Sommers

Placed: April 22, 1999

We send our deepest sympathy,love and prayers to all the families and friends of those who died or were injured.

Love, Ed & Carol Kessner,Pasco Wa.

Placed: April 22, 1999

Personal friends and coworkers have a great loss after the incident at Columbine High School. My son cannot quit giving me enough hugs. I wish all parents with a loss could be getting those hugs.

I am recirculating a little verse for those parents who did not experiece

a direct loss but who grieve for those who have and because we are caring people. I am glad I am a parent that can be misunderstood!

Glen Sandusky

Parents Certainly Are Misunderstood!

By Steven C. Staats

You thought you were happily smiling at your child from a hard stadium seat or a hot packed auditorium,
But your child looked at your face and saw approval of him and joy in what he was doing.

You thought that you were just patting him on the back or on the head, or just ruffling his hair,
But your child cherished the warm loving touch and his heart was brightened.

You thought you were reading a bedtime story with all the funny and scary voices,
But your child enjoyed the fact you read every word even though he had heard them a hundred times before.

You thought you were letting your child help paint the house even though the paint got kind of runny and drippy in places,
But your child knew that you were working together as a family and felt a sense of accomplishment as a family.

You thought you were singing silly songs or counting the cows on a long boring trip,
But your child learned that it was fun being together no matter where you were.

You thought you were spending a few minutes of your time by throwing a ball in the back yard or baking some cookies,
But your child, who realized that your time is precious, knew you were investing it in him.

You thought that you asked your child's opinion about something that wasn't too important,
But your child thought you asked because his opinions and thoughts were important.

You thought you were being a good host by inviting your child's friends in for a cool snack on a warm summer day,
But your child knew that his friends were important to you and always welcome in your home.

You thought the tears in your eyes went unnoticed when your child accomplished an important goal in his life,
But your child knew that he was deeply imbedded in your heart and you sensed his accomplishment.

You thought that the refrigerator was as good a place as any for hanging all the art work and "well done" papers that came home from school,
But your child felt important when he came home from school each day with something to show you and tack up in his personal hall of fame.

You thought you gave your child some simple chore or job to do and told him, "Well done.", with a smile when he did it,
But your child learned responsibility and began to realize he could tackle even tougher things.

You thought you were helping a troubled restless child get some sleep by fixing a cup of hot cocoa,
But your child felt that you were opening your heart around a kitchen table and making all the problems a lot smaller.

You thought the vacation wasn't much of a success because the fish didn't bite and the sun didn't shine,
But your child still remembers everything that happened and he still laughs at all of the funny parts.

You thought you were just pointing out the words in the church hymn book with your child's finger as he tried to sing along,
But your child learned that singing praises to God in worship was important.

You thought you were just giving him a quick hug at a special moment or "just because",
But your child carried it with him for a long time, because what you really said was, "I'm proud of you!", or "I love you!"

You thought you were just giving him a little kiss on the cheek to tell him good bye as he left for school,
But your child felt warm and loved because he knew there would be another one waiting for him when he got home.

Come to think of it, there are a lot of times when parents really are misunderstood!

Placed: April 22, 1999

Mary Ann,

I was revising one of my pages and I found the following quote. It just seems to fit with your memorial page.

Maggie

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you can not murder the lie, not establish the truth. Through murder you murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate.

.. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

LOVE AND PRAYERS TO ALL

Posted: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:03:45 -0500

The whole world mourns with you. May God rain down the courage and comfort needed to overcome this horrible

tragedy. With our thoughts and prayers of those involved....

Lois Guffy mother of 12

Byron Oklahoma

Posted: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:42:44 -0500

This is such a sad day. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the families

in Littleton, CO. and Columbine High School.

Garner and Margie Phelps in Texas

Posted: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:19:46 -0400

Peace!

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who were killed in the terrible events in Colorado. Many parents across the country feel linked with the families in Littleton. May God grant you and the community strength and courage at this difficult time!

Wolfdm@prodigy.net

Placed: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:40:34 EDT

ALL of you in Littleton CO

To all of you who lost a loved one, our prayers are with you.
To all of you who suffered in this tragedy, may God be with all of you.

The Spaulding Family

El Cajon, CA

Placed: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 06:43:15 EDT

Extending our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of those who died in this senseless act of violence. May God guide those who survived in the days ahead and give them strength and the courage to deal with this tragedy. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the parents of these children.

Jadean & Jerry Hopper

Placed: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:11:36 -0400

My heart weeps along with those who are suffering loss inLittleton. The pain must feel unbearable at this moment intime. From personal experience, I know we are never preparedemotionally to lose a child or a young close friend. For now, just lean as heavily as you can on Him and those around you.

Nancy in OH

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