tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post6940764744227444077..comments2023-03-24T05:57:52.762-07:00Comments on O'Brien Family: UnpreparedCoriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11856791990439329399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-64016381891348432562008-10-02T09:44:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:44:00.000-07:00There is a reason all these comments are so long.....There is a reason all these comments are so long....it is because you have embraced this trial so bravely. You have had an amazing impact on so many. You have been so transparent and really walked this path with so many unknowns. Thank you for being you...I love you for that. <BR/>I remember when you were "contemplating" starting a blog....Thank you for starting it! You have taught me so much just by being you. Today, or any other days that bring you back a year ago will not be easy...and it is OK to go back and think of the days, the smells, the weather, what you were doing...it's OK! It's OK to cry...God did not create tears unless he wanted us to cry...Corie, you are a wonderful mommy...We love you all!The Beidle Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400623633161526048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-35250805747407061222008-10-02T06:07:00.000-07:002008-10-02T06:07:00.000-07:00Corie,I am not sure if I have ever commented on yo...Corie,<BR/>I am not sure if I have ever commented on your blog. I am not sure how I have missed you but I am sorry i have. Maybe the fog I have been living in:). You had commented on my blog and I know you have before too but I just read Larson's story from the beginning. What a precious miracle! Your words are so honest and real and comforting. They way you are choosing to praise Him in the storm is a beautiful picture of your heart. I know today is the day that marks the year you found out about Larson. I will be saying prayers for you and your family. The life changing day we can all remember is a hard memory but we also know the great blessings that were brought to us afterwards. I too am thankful for it all, including all the wonderful families I continue to meet. Thank you for sharing your heart with us. It's healing.....<BR/>With love in Him,<BR/>KimKim (marygracesummons.blogspot.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14368553087650841135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-88952148036711666812008-10-01T18:15:00.000-07:002008-10-01T18:15:00.000-07:00"Thankful for the change." Those are such blessed..."Thankful for the change." Those are such blessed words Corie. The Lord has brought you through a very crushing year and continues to carry you through and draw you close to Him. I too walk with a limp from my childhood, but it makes me who I am today and I am grateful too. I do not know the old Corie at all, but I sure do love the new one, the girl you are today. Your heart is beautiful and open and honest and I thank Larson for these changes he so lovingly brought to your life. I continue to pray for you and your family, asking God to pour out His blessings over you as you continue on this road of healing with no time limits or boundaries. This is how it must be for each individual person traveling this road. My heart is with you tonight.<BR/><BR/>Love and Prayers, Laurie in Ca.Laurie in Ca.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15599832324966859946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-60532724226827381022008-10-01T09:03:00.000-07:002008-10-01T09:03:00.000-07:00Corie-What beautiful words. I know that our boys ...Corie-<BR/><BR/>What beautiful words. I know that our boys were born just a day apart and now I realize how almost identically that our worlds collapsed last year. That day will forever remain etched in my mind... the confusion, the fear, the pain, the tears and intense suffering. Thank you for sharing all that you have learned... it is so similar to what mine would look like too!<BR/><BR/>Praying for your heart and your family!<BR/>Love,<BR/>KenzieKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658597453777391189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-12140977301447377322008-10-01T05:51:00.000-07:002008-10-01T05:51:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing all of this Corie. It reall...Thank you for sharing all of this Corie. It really makes me feel less alone and less crazy! I love your heart. It is a tough road and I am learning it is ok to be sad and have down times. I am having them too. My lifechanging date is next month and just the change to fall has had the same effect on me in some ways. <BR/><BR/>You are an amazing mommy and I know Larson would be proud of you for the way that you are honoring him and living your life. God is with us! and that is the only thing to pull me through somedays. Please know that though I cannot understand your pain completely, I am with you too. I am praying for you and loving you from a distance my friend!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Kristyboltefamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178547489939649432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-66252432213177736722008-09-30T21:51:00.000-07:002008-09-30T21:51:00.000-07:00Corie-The pain that comes each year as the calenda...Corie-<BR/>The pain that comes each year as the calendar reminds us of dates etched forever in our minds and upon our souls. All I can say, is that each year, it will get a little easier. The scars will forever remain, but God takes the scars and transforms them into something of beauty. You are beautiful. You shine forth with the love of Christ. You shine forth with a transparency that only comes from true brokenness and realization that you are a child of God's and can't make it on your own. You are being transformed more and more into His likeness. Why that has had to happen to us through the death of our children....I don't know. But I know that through Larson's life and death, through your obedience, through your pain....God is being magnified. You are shining forth His love and Truth. <BR/><BR/>God makes all things new...thank you my dear Sister in Christ...for sharing His newness with each of us. I didn't know you before Larson...but I have enjoyed getting to know the person He is making you! <BR/><BR/>Praying God continues strengthening you each day.<BR/><BR/>In Christ's love, StacyStacy@hiswaynotminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860455863650090143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-61774985468787968872008-09-30T19:45:00.000-07:002008-09-30T19:45:00.000-07:00Wow Corie, I am in awe of the truth of Christ that...Wow Corie, I am in awe of the truth of Christ that pours forth from your heart! Only a broken child of God can speak this way... a child that is humbled and loves the Lord with all their heart soul and mind! You inspire me my sweet friend! I love you so much Corie, the Corie you are now is beautiful inside and out... Thank you for teaching me to cling to Christ daily... Thank you for fighting the good fight for your walk is a beaming example to us all! I am here for you today tomorrow, until our Father calls us home! You are consistantly in my thoughts and little Larson too! Hugs for today and tomorrow!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876154179230948474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207295308265033601.post-72335032070442346762008-09-30T19:09:00.000-07:002008-09-30T19:09:00.000-07:00You are walking this journey so well. There will ...You are walking this journey so well. There will be says that are so much harder and so much longer than others. Nothing really takes me by surprise anymore. I'm praying for you as you walk through the moments of remembering who you were last year at this time. SO many changes..I love the Corie you are now..so brave, strong and walking this path with no regrets. I love you friend and I love Larson too.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017145301712599958noreply@blogger.com