tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post2940581116052476131..comments2023-12-25T16:50:19.805-08:00Comments on Baby Cate's Family: The Long Ride HomeCharlie Cantrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615670463955127364noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-77450609346854761692008-07-29T07:45:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:45:00.000-07:00Charlie and Ali,I wanted to share with you how Bab...Charlie and Ali,<BR/>I wanted to share with you how Baby Cate touched my life (and continues to )....she taught me to appreciate the important moments in life...to enjoy the laughs as well as the cries, to love the new smiles as well as the afternoon whinings, and make the most of each moment with my family! I've also gained a newfound respect and love for the power of prayer...she taught me a new way to pray...to let God in and to love what He reveals to us throughout our life experiences.<BR/>Charlie and Ali, THANK YOU both for being an inspiration, THANK YOU for sharing Baby Cate.....and THANK YOU God for the Cantrells'.....so HERE'S to Baby Cate, to letting God in, and to loving more each day ALL of those moments in life!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Breyan and familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-23218052406000556262008-07-29T07:22:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:22:00.000-07:00I know I can't understand your pain, I can only im...I know I can't understand your pain, I can only imagine it. But know from Amherst, NY (next to Buffalo, NY), that prayers are being forwarded to you (and Cooper's family) via our beautiful Blessed Mother Mary. May you be comforted in a way you can't even yet imagine, and may your pain of the cross to which you are all bearing be lessened by the support, love, and prayers that are being lifted up on your behalf. Cate blessed the world, and continues to bless it from Heaven. What a gift, and what a blessing her life is to all of us!<BR/><BR/>With Love in Jesus,<BR/>Tracy QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-17041997689148556062008-07-29T05:10:00.000-07:002008-07-29T05:10:00.000-07:00Charlie and Ali, This past weekend was so very spe...Charlie and Ali, This past weekend was so very special to me and my family. Having you guys there meant so much to us. I enjoyed our time together...our laughs, our talks, our quiet times. I continue to pray for you and your family. I am here for you always. Love you...MarshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-30756842159854776772008-07-29T03:47:00.000-07:002008-07-29T03:47:00.000-07:00Beautiful words from the both of you, Ali and Char...Beautiful words from the both of you, Ali and Charlie. You remain in our prayers as you walk this road of pain and suffering. <BR/><BR/>And I once again thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this journey with us. You are two very special human beings and are incredibly blessed to have each other.<BR/><BR/>We love you!<BR/>The PerkinsMegan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729157161680654160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-70688964741826299302008-07-28T20:17:00.000-07:002008-07-28T20:17:00.000-07:00Charlie, thank you for sharing your heart again. ...Charlie, thank you for sharing your heart again. Our prayers are still with you. Also, thank you for your presence yesterday and today. Our family is so grateful. Please send sweet Ali our love, and I'm holding Ella close to my heart. God Bless.<BR/><BR/>-KristenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-21692548550677424492008-07-28T19:40:00.000-07:002008-07-28T19:40:00.000-07:00I work at Vermilion Catholic and our faculty retre...I work at Vermilion Catholic and our faculty retreat next Wednesday will be taking us to the Fr. Seelos shrine in New Orleans. I will definitely be saying some extra prayers for you guys while I am there. Let me know if you want me to bring any specific intentions for your family or bring anything back for ya'll! Love and prayers for both your family and baby Cooper's.Kayla Gaspardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651153154599374216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-71258801789154993282008-07-28T18:27:00.000-07:002008-07-28T18:27:00.000-07:00Charlie & Ali,We know that each day brings new...Charlie & Ali,<BR/><BR/>We know that each day brings new challenges for all of us. We hope you can draw strength in the fact that through your witness--the joy, fear, anger, messiness, questions and hope--you have made the world a much smaller place by drawing together people who never knew how much they needed each other. Know that arms from across the globe are here to help lift you up, provide a virtual hug, shelter you from a bit of rain, stir along in the murkiness with you, and even drag you along on the days when simply getting out of bed seems like an insurmountable challenge. It's easy to be faith-filled when times are easy, but true inspiration comes from those who find faith in the most difficult of times. Know that you are loved, and that by sharing your journey, you are completing the circle of arms across the globe as you reach all of us.<BR/><BR/>We love you guys.<BR/><BR/>Chris, Geralyn & AshleighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-63496481703266331772008-07-28T12:15:00.000-07:002008-07-28T12:15:00.000-07:00Just as the leavening yeast, though hidden, transf...Just as the leavening yeast, though hidden, transforms the mass of dough; so did, Cate transform the masses...Lila Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529334801891016810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-71096191269252268152008-07-28T07:51:00.000-07:002008-07-28T07:51:00.000-07:00Baby Cate interceded for me and a wonderful miracl...Baby Cate interceded for me and a wonderful miracle took place. I will share it with you one day when I see you. <BR/><BR/>I read of the miracles just within you. Through the trials of Cate's short life you have become a better father, more loving husband and better friend. <BR/><BR/>My prayer is that your home will be a place of comfort to you and your family. <BR/><BR/>I love you guys. Thank you both for sharing your hearts.Pat Broussardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065474375699320892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-81817264350483427962008-07-28T02:15:00.000-07:002008-07-28T02:15:00.000-07:00My prayers are still with you... I received Cate's...My prayers are still with you... I received Cate's prayer card and am so touched to have received one. Thank you! What a beautiful little angel! <BR/><BR/>My prayers will also be with Baby Cooper's family, I pray that your families can lean on each other.Bree at Clarity Definedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096737995080439327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-50185504681598113232008-07-27T23:24:00.000-07:002008-07-27T23:24:00.000-07:00I just wanted to say that I really do believe that...I just wanted to say that I really do believe that I am a becoming a better mom through all of this with Cate and with you and Ali. Not that I thought I was a bad mom but I had my moments when I was just freaking out over anything that my children did. I still have my moments but not as many and I catch myself now and find myself saying how can we make this situation better and lets see if we can keep it from happening again (and when I say again I mean minutes from the first time) <BR/>example today in church which is always and adventure for our family. Our youngest decided that she was going to be loud and do everything that she shouldn't (let's just say I broke a sweat in church today :)<BR/>well i would normally be in such a bad mood after church and be asking myself why i even attended and that I would not do this again for a while but today was different I found myself kind of catering to her and if I had to walk outside or let her feel like she was in control I did and I found myself laughing about it after church.<BR/>sorry i am rambling on but I just feel like you and Ali should definitely know that your family has made me feel like a better person......<BR/><BR/>Love you and pray for you daily....<BR/>KristiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-70620373563421305152008-07-27T21:39:00.000-07:002008-07-27T21:39:00.000-07:00well I could just write exactly what Maria wrote! ...well I could just write exactly what Maria wrote! I have had such a rough day and I totally took it out on my family and reading your blog just reminded me that when I am suffering there is no need to make everyone around me suffer as well! <BR/>thanks! <BR/>Teresa ClarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-26152951069225425142008-07-27T20:54:00.000-07:002008-07-27T20:54:00.000-07:00Dear Charlie and Ali, I lift you up just about ...Dear Charlie and Ali,<BR/> I lift you up just about every day, in prayer, and just ask God to hold you and comfort you. It is amazing to me how much your family stays on my heart and how connected to you I feel....and I know this is true for so many other people, too.<BR/> You asked, Charlie, for us to let you know how Cate impacted our lives. Her prayer card stays in my Magnificat. I look at her precious face every morning, knowing--without a doubt--that she was in fact "His servant from the womb"...called from birth, His "polished arrow". She literally pierced my heart...which means it is intact...not shattered, as I had feared.(Can't break shattered glass, right?) She is my hope, my reassurance, that He calls us all by name--that what looks like pain, what feels shattered, is in fact, His kiss. It is His Grace.<BR/> And so on the days when I hurt so much, when breathing in hurts in my chest, I think of you. I offer up any pain that I feel for you and Ali--for your agonizing journey(against which mine seems so small)...and I carry my own hurt as a way of lightening yours--a small gift to you--and that becomes my prayer for the day. It takes the focus off of me...and becomes a means of lightening your load a little. I humbly walk right beside you and will keep working to embrace the cross I've been given.<BR/>Thank you for that gift!<BR/>Much love to you both!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-19516545650858137582008-07-27T19:37:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:37:00.000-07:00WOW, that was awesome, thank you both for leaving ...WOW, that was awesome, thank you both for leaving such beautiful messages. I am just getting back from vacation and haven't read in a week. I was itching to get on the computer to catch up on the blog. I'm so glad Ali decided to write, I was very curious of how she feels. Thanks again for sharing ya'lls lives with us all. I will keep praying for you and your family. May God bless all of you in every way you need and of course deserve. <BR/><BR/>GOD BLESS<BR/>Crystal JudiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-57554169175510104722008-07-27T19:01:00.000-07:002008-07-27T19:01:00.000-07:00You all continue to be such a beautiful inspiratio...You all continue to be such a beautiful inspiration to me. I have been touched deeply by yours and Ali's words. Please know that you are not alone and so many have continued this journey with you. Many blessings and prayers to your lovely family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-48601625021003422402008-07-27T18:19:00.000-07:002008-07-27T18:19:00.000-07:00My heart and prayers go out to you and Ali and you...My heart and prayers go out to you and Ali and your children. I know there are no words to make any of this easier, just know you are not forgotten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345543617741989942.post-43132893269290727052008-07-27T13:33:00.000-07:002008-07-27T13:33:00.000-07:00charliewell today i am ashamed to say that i have ...charlie<BR/>well today i am ashamed to say that i have been the brat of all brats, but instead of brat insert another b-word. anyway, as i sat to read your blog, i have to go and say i am sorry to my family for my ugliness...thanks for reminding me in a way that only you can...loving you guys today...i was having a "woe is me, my life is horrible" day today, and then reading more about your sweet children and you guys hearts, and then baby cooper, shame on me..shame on me..<BR/><BR/>mariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com