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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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| 12/20/2012 9:35 AM |
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Understanding that this may be a bizzaar place to put thoughts, and prayers regarding the tradgedy in Newtown Conneticut, I did want to offer my heartfelt sympathy, and let anyone close to the situation know that I, and my entire family, are praying for the victims, and families of the those taken during this time - around the Holidays. As a Father, Dog Handler, Hunter, and Conservationist, I am deeply disturbed, and pained at the lack of respect for Life - Human life that can exist, and is evident in this senseless act. Our Holidays have been impacted by this tradgedy, and we morn with those affected. Words just cannot express... |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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pixie bee
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| 12/20/2012 11:08 AM |
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Being a parent, it hurts so much. There are no words that will ever comfort.
We have prayed every night since for the families of the victims and those who survived.
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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Smylinacha
Connecticut
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| 12/20/2012 11:21 AM |
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We live about 15 minutes away from Newtown. This has been a crappy year to begin with and Christmas will never be the same around here. Not a day goes by where Lou and I haven't shed a tear since it unfolded on Friday. Last Friday I was driving into work late from a doctor's appointment. It was 9:40 when I was in the car. Listening to my usual radio station, there was a pause and then they started coming on with this news that didn't make any sense. By the time I parked my car and walked into work, my coworker was at her desk trying to read the news online as she was getting fox news & cnn breaks on her email. She asked me if I heard anything and I went online and it was updating so often we couldn't make heads or tails out of anything. No work got done that day as everyone was trying to figure out what went on, why, how sad, insane, horrible, despicable, EVIL - no one word to describe it. Just total sadness and shock.
Lou took a vacation day yesterday. The sun finally came out and he decided to take a motorcycle ride. He always rides through Newtown. He didn't want to yesterday. So he took some other roads through a neighboring town and ended up behind one of the funeral prosessions. I came home last night and he looked so sad and down again.
It's weird - we try to go about your day but it's always in the back of our heads - sorry for the families, the poor kids, the responders, sick and evil people, copy cats, what ifs, etc. And Newtown is now another sad story, like Aurora, Columbine, VA Tech. The world can be a cruel place sometimes. I just hope God is taking good care of everyone who was taken away from us too soon.  I am actually angry with God right now - I feel like he was too busy to look out for something like this. I know it's not a nice thought but it's just the anger at the moment. |
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tgatto
Lake in the Hills, IL
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Posts:411
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| 12/20/2012 12:07 PM |
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God is big enough to be mad at. I have had my moments as well. These have helped:
Jeremiah 29:11
Isaiah 40:28 - 31
Romans 8:28
What happened was the result of Evil - of Sin. I believe He is there - in Conneticut, and morns as well. I believe he will comfort, and make his presence known in the hearts of those who need Him, and seek Him. And in times like this, we need Him most. |
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It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd |
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gsplover
Houston, Tx.
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| 12/22/2012 12:08 AM |
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I cannot even begin to imagine the full impact this horrible tragedy of Newton has had on the families, the community, and the rest of the world who watched in horror. In just seconds, we also lost 20 "angels of our future." We lost family generations......Those beautiful, innocent children were brought into this world to fulfill a purpose, and some crazed nut took it all away in the blink of an eye. There were some true heros that lost their lives trying to protect those children. Not a day has gone by that I have not prayed, cried, and asked God "Why" and "How".... It is purely impossible to make sense out of something like this. It's like waking up after a bad dream, and realizing it WASN'T. My heart, my prayers, and my support goes out to everyone involved with the beautiful souls lost on that day. Truly a nation mourns and will mourn for quite some time. |
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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
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