Comments on: 010 Naming My Son http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/ Using Bono's words to face my Son's death. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:02:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John Miller http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-126 John Miller Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:44:17 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-126 Thanks... we need it! Thanks… we need it!

]]> By: deAnn http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-52 deAnn Tue, 05 May 2009 01:19:22 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-52 John, You are amazing. Your honest and "un-cut" story leaves me completely speechless and heart broken. What you are doing here with this blog, well it's beyond words. Still lifting you and Pam up to One who loves you most. deAnn John,
You are amazing. Your honest and “un-cut” story leaves me completely speechless and heart broken. What you are doing here with this blog, well it’s beyond words.

Still lifting you and Pam up to One who loves you most.

deAnn

]]> By: Miriam Phillips http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Miriam Phillips Mon, 04 May 2009 17:20:34 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-51 Dear John, I found my way to your blog from Brian Rice's at Leadership ConneXtions. You don't know me, but my husband and I (missionaries in the Netherlands) know your parents and your Miller grandparents from many years ago. There are tears in my eyes as I've read your words. The fact that treasuring fully may lead to grieving fully is part of the package. If we cut ourselves off from the pain, we cut ourselves off from the joy and satisfaction as well. Blessings as you fully engage God's gift to you of being the father of Benjamin Edward--tears and smiles together. Blessings, Miriam Phillips Dear John,
I found my way to your blog from Brian Rice’s at Leadership ConneXtions. You don’t know me, but my husband and I (missionaries in the Netherlands) know your parents and your Miller grandparents from many years ago. There are tears in my eyes as I’ve read your words. The fact that treasuring fully may lead to grieving fully is part of the package. If we cut ourselves off from the pain, we cut ourselves off from the joy and satisfaction as well.

Blessings as you fully engage God’s gift to you of being the father of Benjamin Edward–tears and smiles together.

Blessings,
Miriam Phillips

]]> By: Sunil Poonen http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Sunil Poonen Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:58:09 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-45 What a wonderful legacy and memory. Love the name. Thank you for letting us journey with you. This has been vicariously moving and beautiful and a great and challenging story of fatherly love. I can't wait to meet Benjamin! You are in our thoughts and prayers. I love you bro. Sunil. What a wonderful legacy and memory. Love the name. Thank you for letting us journey with you. This has been vicariously moving and beautiful and a great and challenging story of fatherly love. I can’t wait to meet Benjamin!
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
I love you bro.
Sunil.

]]> By: Celesa http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Celesa Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:25:02 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-42 John, Thank you for sharing this tender place on your journey. Lifting you and Pam in prayer. Celesa John,

Thank you for sharing this tender place on your journey. Lifting you and Pam in prayer.

Celesa

]]> By: Brian http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Brian Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:33:33 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-40 John: I love the name Benjamin Edward Miller. It was the name he was meant to have, the name he will remembered by and the name he will answer to on That Day when you see him again, renewed in the fullness of strength and glory and grace. And I am glad your dad received the wisdom he did for the dedication of the book to Benjamin. Brian John:

I love the name Benjamin Edward Miller. It was the name he was meant to have, the name he will remembered by and the name he will answer to on That Day when you see him again, renewed in the fullness of strength and glory and grace.

And I am glad your dad received the wisdom he did for the dedication of the book to Benjamin.

Brian

]]> By: John Miller http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-35 John Miller Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:47:05 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-35 What pages is that quote from Lord of the Rings? Do you know? Oh, and for the record, I do want your book to sell well. :) I was just saying that it's just as powerful on 10 bookshelves as it is 10 million. What pages is that quote from Lord of the Rings? Do you know? Oh, and for the record, I do want your book to sell well. :) I was just saying that it’s just as powerful on 10 bookshelves as it is 10 million.

]]> By: Paul Edward Miller http://www.visionovervisibility.com/2009/04/20/010-naming-my-son/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Paul Edward Miller Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:25:09 +0000 http://www.visionovervisibility.com/?p=336#comment-33 John, I didn't know why you were struggling so much with the name. I asked Pam's mom out in the hallway what the name was going to be. At least I thiink it was the hallway and she confidently said, "Oh they are going to name him Benjamin." I was puzzled, and grieving, and hurting for you. It was a dark night, a dark room, and our hearts were dark. It was the valley of the shadow of death. But I have experienced other dark valleys and I know that in the dark valley the shepherd is his closests. That's where the great stories are born as Sam said in Book III of Lord of the Rings. These dark valleys are the forge where God creates the image of his own precious Son in us. Thank you John for sharing your heart....and mine as well. The book, as you know, has sold out its first print run. Dad John,
I didn’t know why you were struggling so much with the name. I asked Pam’s mom out in the hallway what the name was going to be. At least I thiink it was the hallway and she confidently said, “Oh they are going to name him Benjamin.” I was puzzled, and grieving, and hurting for you. It was a dark night, a dark room, and our hearts were dark. It was the valley of the shadow of death. But I have experienced other dark valleys and I know that in the dark valley the shepherd is his closests. That’s where the great stories are born as Sam said in Book III of Lord of the Rings. These dark valleys are the forge where God creates the image of his own precious Son in us. Thank you John for sharing your heart….and mine as well. The book, as you know, has sold out its first print run.
Dad

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