John Fischer The Catch

by Marti Fischer

There are many amazing realities about our Catch community, but maybe for John and me, the most awesome thing has been the recent comments and encouragements that we have received daily over these past several weeks as we have had to go through some difficult times with our 15-year-old son, Chandler. We have had people that we didn’t know were apart of our community, speaking from their hearts, and telling us about their similar experiences. We’ve had people thanking us for our vulnerability, and people telling us that they are grateful that we are giving them the opportunity to help by coming alongside. Through this kind of connecting, we think that you are offering the most healing part of our experience.

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Chandler and Dakota.

I want to start this morning by thanking all of you who have written and commented, especially on the last two “boots” posts. They seem to have really connected with many of you. I know that’s because this whole experience of “losing” and “finding” Chandler has connected so much to us, and especially me. I hardly need to remind you that we are talking about us, but we hope we are also talking about you. What encourages me the most is the number of you who are applying parts of our experience with where you need it in your own life. That is, indeed, the whole point. We are not talking about ourselves as if our lives really mattered to you (with a nod to those of you who have told us that they do), but that you would see your own lives in ours. That you would make the connection. That you would draw out from our story that which applies to your story. Thanks for letting us know that you are doing this.

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