Welcome!
Welcome!
Thank you to that special angel who gave so generously to enable this site to open and to the other angel who has given so much of her time to walk me through, what promises to be an amazing site.
Thank you also, to everyone who contacted me to see if I was alright and shared with me your own heartfelt stories of survival. I consider each and every one of you important; each one of you that for whatever reason, “connected” with my experience. Yes, I am alright, and doing well after a very difficult past. This is exactly what I want to share — the hope.
Hopefully, this site will grow to be a place to communicate and pass along helpful information. My fondest wish is that this site be a launching pad for great things to come.
My Best,
Dawn Schiller
September 15th, 2004 at 5:43 pm
Hey, Great beginnings! I am so proud of you. This is going to be a wonderful way to grow, learn, and share. Quite an adventure, too. I am proud of you. Kudoos to Gloria for all her help in setting this up.
M
September 21st, 2004 at 8:57 pm
Thank you for sharing yourself and the hope… it has already made a difference and only more good will come out of this site. God bless!
October 12th, 2004 at 7:12 am
Thanks for this site! As I’ve grown, I’ve learned and realized that we are not alone in our hardships and this site is a wonderful platform for us to exchange our experiences, share our tragedies and learn from and by eachother–unfortunately, most everyone suffers a drastic loss of some kind. my sister was killed when i was a child (I was 13 and she was 15)and although still devastating, i’ve embraced her death and therefore her life. i’ve learned from her death and i’m thankful for the time we had together. we all are the phoenix from the ashes. and like sharon said in wonderland, take all that bad stuff and put it in a box and put the box away. it took me 10 years to face my sister’s death, and once i did (gift by perry farrel was the catalyst), once i celebrated her life, i was changed and her death changed from hell and darkness into the blessing of her life. i learned and matured and grew.
October 22nd, 2004 at 6:51 pm
Hi Karla,
Sorry to hear about your sister, but thanks for sharing. What amazes me about people and life, is that we all have a story. We are all great spirits if we nurture ourselves and listen. The metaphor of the box and the closet connects to many people who have experienced trauma and pain. I believe that it is a natural gift of healing to be able to confront things as our strength permits. For me, I have to remind myself to stay attentive for when I need to gather up the courage to open the box and deal with those hidden pains, and not just let them stay forever to fester. There is the freedom for me. When I’ve cleaned out the closets. A dirty job sometimes, but hey, somebody’s got to do it!
Keep smiling,
Dawn
November 25th, 2004 at 12:29 pm
On today, Thanksgiving, a day to reflect on the past and to be thankful for so many miracles, I am thankful I still have a sister. Things could have been very, very different. I know angels are at work watching and protecting. I am thankful for family, health, healing and the message my sister is sending out to others. She is a survivor, and so can you be. She is living proof that there is hope. I am thankful her heart is willing to help those still suffering. Her message is of survival and hope to never, ever give up — it’s never to late. What are you thankful for today? I am thankful for family, our healing and so much more. Thank you sis!
December 11th, 2004 at 4:16 am
hi dawn, just a quick question, do you remember if john was wearing a white shirt the night of the murders like the showed in the movie?
thanks..