Comments on: In Memoriam (by Maggie, dammit)

By: Okay, Fine, Dammit » The Constellation

Okay, Fine, Dammit » The Constellation — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:45:58 +0000

[...] Girl stops for a beat, sits, tries to remember her purpose, searches for her strength. Her community bolsters. The family [...]

By: Al_Pal

Al_Pal — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:37:33 +0000

So sad. This is a wonderful space you provide. Please remember that!
Virtual HUGS.

By: Indigo

Indigo — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:43:16 +0000

These sad tragedies are very reason we needed this space, a place where the abused had voices, a place where the survivors can give hope and say I’ve been where you are, keep going…it gets better. For all those who never had a chance to break the silence – we hear you loud and clear, we won’t forget. Promise. (Hugs)Indigo

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:52:26 +0000

Amen.

This post is a beautiful prayer. Only God knows the “why” of things. From my own experience: in the long run, having my faith shaken helped me grow stronger in my faith.

I pray that these deaths are not senseless. The suffering of these women and their children has ended. I believe they were spared something worse and they are in a better place.

And by your ministry, you are helping spread the word and increase awareness. I pray for all of the men, women and children in bad situations. I pray for everyone who might be in a position to help save them.

By: Dear Tracy : Violence UnSilenced

Dear Tracy : Violence UnSilenced — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:03:22 +0000

[...] December 3, 2009, Tracy and Deja Judd were brutally murdered by Deja’s father. He also killed Amber Weigel and their young daughter, Nevaeh, before [...]

By: ZM

ZM — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:40:01 +0000

Diane: Please accept my deepest sympathies for your tragic loss.

Maggie: You break my heart every week here.

Some days I swear I can’t ever come back. Can’t read about one more violent act. Can’t bleed with one more survivor. Can’t dip any deeper into my well of empathy and compassion without one day coming up empty and hollow.

And yet, I do keep coming back.

Because this place you’ve created is not a pit of despair – it’s a a vessel of hope. It’s a celebration of survival. It’s a call to action. It’s one voice and one voice and one voice … joined in a chorus of compassion and optimism.

Thank you for your continued faith and for sharing it with the rest of us.

Please, keep breaking my heart.

By: Erika

Erika — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:52:24 +0000

Diane…I’m so deeply sorry. We lift you up. There are no other words.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:52:46 +0000

Diane, I’m so, so sorry for the loss your family has endured and the grief you are suffering. That you are reaching out to others by your comment at this time is so wonderfully selfless. God bless you all, and again, my condolences on the loss of Tracy and Deja.

By: SM

SM — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:28:10 +0000

Diane,

My heart goes out to you in the biggest way. I have no doubt that Tracy and Deja were really special people, because people have been saying so for weeks, from Madison to Mount Horeb to Platteville and beyond.

Thank you for commenting here. Your words may change the course of someone’s life, may even save it. You didn’t have to reach out in the midst of your pain and yet you did, and I deeply commend you for that.

I am sending huge waves of peace, love, and support to you and your family. My prayers are still with Tracy and Deja, and Amber and Nevaeh.

Sarah Miller

By: Sugar Jones

Sugar Jones — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:06:57 +0000

Diane:

I am so sorry that your family is suffering this horrible tragedy. I’m amazed at your courage to reach out to others that might be in the same situation. Your heart must hurt in the deepest way and here you are, sharing and reaching out so that others don’t hurt that way.

Tracy and Deja were blessed to have had you in their lives.

Peace and Love.