Renae speaks: Guestbook

Alyssa Bertram

February 12, 2008

Renae, I think your presentation touched everyone and others I think of how hard you can lose someone at a young age,and what your friend Scott did was very wrong.

nathan carlstrom

February 12, 2008

i am a student at WDC high school. and i just want you to know that your story was wonderfull, sad, and eye opening all at the same time. i have some-what of an idea of where you are coming from because my little cousin (Daniell) was shaken by her baby-sitter numerous times, the doctors told my aunt and uncle that the total time she was shaken for would be equivelent to a vicious 10 seconds on end... the doctors provided a visual aid w/ a doll. my aunt still tells me that seeing that doll shaken "still breaks her heart." but Daniell is competely normal; contrary to what the doctors thought. and in 2001 one of my friends was killed in a car accident, it was more or less bad luck/ timing, no alcohol was involved. so i just have to say thankyou so much for coming, i really enjoyed the program.

Briana Duea

February 12, 2008

When i heard your story, i was in utter shock when you reached the horrid parts about your children. You are personally a very strong woman. May God always watch over you and your family and best of luck in the future

Briana Duea
Apollo High School

Angie Niebolte

February 12, 2008

Renae,

You are such a strong woman. Your story has touched me deeply.I never usually cry but today, I did. It is truly sad, but I am glad that you have the will to carry on. I will think of you and your family for the rest of my life. Everyday, I will pray for best wishes and everything else for your family. I will also pray for Ben. I hope that everyone else you talk to and reach out to, will understand that no one deserves this. It is truly heartbreaking. Good luck in the future and come to Apollo High in St. Cloud anytime. Gods blessing to you.

Love always,
Angie N.

Apollo High
St. Cloud, Mn

Brent Biel

February 12, 2008

Thank you so much for coming to our school and sharing your story. It was really sad and it changed my life. I think it's so awesome what you're doing and keep on spreading this important lesson. Once again thank you so much and come visit us in Wadena some time.

Brent Biel
Wadena, MN-WDC

Keri Monson

February 12, 2008

hey your story was so so so so sad i started to cry when you said that ben got taken away from you i was put in fostercare and was adopted out 2 years later 3 years ago i was so sad and hard to know that you are taken a way it is hard on the kids and the parents i am talking from expereants i want you to know i know how you feel
well i loved to hear your storty in WADENA MN

KERI MONSON

Chelsea Maloney

February 12, 2008

hello.
that was a very sad story.
im so sorry.
your kids were so cute!
well yeah byebye.
Chelsea

Hayley Lowers

February 12, 2008

wow. that's a sad, sad, sad story! I know a baby boy named Kaden who was shaken by his babysitter. He was 5 months old and they told his parents he would never be able to talk, walk, or barely see. He is now 1 year old and is a very talkative little boy. I am so sorry about your daughter Emily. She sounded like a very, very special little girl. Your son was born the same month and day as me except he is 4 years younger then me. Your daughter was born the same year as me. Well yeah..just wanted to say hello and that was sad.
byebye.
Hayley Lowers

Kate Bock

January 24, 2008

Renae..
Thank you for coming to Cathedral Hight School and speaking to us about such personal things in your life.
You were fun and moving at the same time.
You are an inspiring woman with so much love for God.
Tell your family hi.. you will always be in my prayers!
Thanks again for showing me, along with the rest of my school, what people are really on earth to do. You have had some rough turns to take.. only a strong woman like yourself could handle them!
Tell Ben I say hi.. and let him I'm blonde!
God Bless, Kate

Lauren

January 23, 2008

Hi
im one of the students at Cathedral High School that you talked to today and i just wanted to say i thought your talk was amazing it really touched me and my friend.when i went into the presentation i thought of only the concesquences of drunk driving to myself not to others because you never hear the others story so this really opened my eyes and makes me really against drunk driving and i believe that this speech will really make the rest of my highschool career easier nw that your speech made such and impact on my life and the desicions i make and i just really wanted to say thank you and you did a wonderful job because i knwo i woudl never be able to talk about the the things you talked about today.

Lauren=)

January 23, 2008

i heard you speak and it truly touched me. I held back tears the whole time especially during the power point presentation. I admire you for having the courage to forgive the people that hurt you dearly. I just wanted to give you a hug. You are truly an inspiration from God.

Tanisha Hering

December 7, 2007

hello Renae, I just want to thank you so much for coming to my school (W-E-M Highschool)..Your speech put a new view on my life. I have a arm that has no feeling, its numb, and is just here kind of like what your husband went through. But after the speech i realized that its not only me that this happened to. it's all kinds of people. Thank you so much..!!
~!Tanisha!~

Sarah Volkmann

November 28, 2007

Auntie Reanae!
Wow! Your website is great!! If you ever need a place to stay when your in Northwest MN, you are more than welcome to come and stay with me! I will see you at Christmas. (Jesus is the reason for the Season!!)

Love ya lots,
xoxo

Matt heenan

November 25, 2007

Thank you so much for putting my oicture on the website my mom loves it. Hope you are doing good.

Larissa Hansen

November 22, 2007

Thank you sooo much for speaking at Minneota High School. I was very touched by your story! I cried through a lot of it.. along with my friends, and many others. It was absolutely amazing. As soon as I went home, I told my mom all about it. She said she wants to hear the speech sometime because it's something that everyone should hear. It could teach everyone a lesson. I know I've made some bad choices along the way, along with many others, but your speech inspired me to be a better person. Thanks again! =]]

Kelsey Brinatte

November 21, 2007

After you came to the Nicollet Public School, told your story, i saw people crying in the hallways, your story was so powerful. It taught me a lesson that I never want to experience. Thank you very much for sharing your story with us!

Adam Illies

November 20, 2007

Hey it was very nice to hear your speech at Minneota High School I am greatly sorry to hear about your loss and all of the hard times that you went through i cant say i know how you feel about losing a daughter but i do know how it feels to lose a very close loved one like that becasue when i was 5 years old and im now 17 i lost my mother and one of her close friends on a motorcycle accident also by a drunk driver my mom was killed on impact and her friend passed away on the way to the hospital which was only 2 city blocks away. Thank you for coming to my school and sharing your story because i dont think too many people realize how much drinking and driving actually happens.

chris deno

November 15, 2007

hi i am christopher deno from gaylord jouinor high and you story had an impact on people in the school i heard alot of people i told you story to another guy i know and he said that he felt bad beacuse of what happend and he is on the fire dep and he said that it was bad because of what happend to john and your daghter.

Madison

November 14, 2007

Hey Renae. I want to thank you for coming to my school (Sibley East) to speak to the ninth grade today. It meant a lot to me. I was wondering if you could pray for me for a few reasons. My mom and dad were divorced when I was three because of my dad's alcoholism. The last time I was my dad was when I was seven. I am now fifteen, and I was told a year ago that my dad has lung cancer, due to his addiction to cigarettes. My dad has about a year to live, so as you can imagine, this is kind of a hard time for me. So I was just wondering if you could pray for strength for me.
I don't think I'll ever have the kind of courage that you have, to talk in front of so many people like you do. I am praying for you and your family.
God bless, Madison

* jovana aguina *

November 14, 2007

Hi my name is jovana and i whant to thank you for shering your story with us at the gaylord sibley east junior high. Im sorry for all the bad thinkg that your family has have. I know hou you feel because my i lost my grandpa in november 7 and on the next week i lost my uncle and i know how you feel. And i think every body in junior high shool in gaylord the dindt leave what you said in the gym every body was talking abou it and i was craing and im alwasy going to remember you and your family thanks.

Alyssa Mathwig

November 14, 2007

Thank you Renae for coming to gaylord junior high today to talk to our 9th graders!! your story made a big difference im sure for a lot of people. I could tell when i got out of there, there was a lot of people talking about it an saying how your story was so sad! im sorry that your life had to be like that, you've been through a lot! your life was good with all of your money but then that had to happen to your son.
A lot of people thought a lot about what you said an took it in. Im sure that nobody left what you said in the gym im sure they took it into prospective an put it into their life.

Thank you!!

*Alyssa Mathwig

Ashley Serbus

November 14, 2007

Thanks for coming to gaylord && sharing your story to us! ive gone through so much in the past 6 years. i lost my parents an family && i live w/ my grandma. ive ran away && skipped skewl. all i had was my friends. ive had a pretty rough life just like you had. i wish i could tell people my life to complete strangers....i could never do it. In the past 4 years ive done like everything..(no drugs). ive never taken anyone so seriously until today. you made a huge difference in my life.

until today i havent cried about someone else in a long long time its always been something ive done whether its boy drama or pregnancy or just cuz i really dont have a family..which isnt so good.

i would like to thank you for changing my point of view on life! that my life isnt so bad, that its my choice to not talk to my parents/ family or even friends or to drink til i cant think bout wut im even doing.

thanks again!!

-Ashley Serbus

Amanda Reinert

November 14, 2007

Thank~you so much for coming to my school (sibley east jr. high) and talking to us 2 day you have really made my mind up about watching wat my friends and i do and helping them get out of tought situations. I really do feel bad for you but its a good thing that you use it to help younger kids make the right decisions. Thank~you for showing and telling us all of the gross thing to make decide wat the right thing is with out the gross stuff i don't think that we would get the right message thank~you...

~*amanda*~

Matt heenan

November 3, 2007

hi, Renae the speach was great me and jakob have told alot of people about ur story.i hope ben is doing all right. And i told some of my friends to stop smoking and stuff and they did. your story was great. Ps. please right back

matt heenan

November 3, 2007

hey its me the one who gave u the picture i was wondering when u were going to put it up. well eny ways i hope u have a good rest of the weekend bye.

October 12, 2007

hi renae me and matt want to say your story is really great and we think it is very important that what you said is listened to by veryone we know so we're going to tell people we know that do these things to stop

jakob kafka

October 12, 2007

your speech was great and i think it taught us what we should do and what is bad for us

Betsy Rose Johannsen

September 29, 2007

Awesome Website!!! WE luv all ya'll!

Dee Berglund

September 13, 2007

Wonderful website!!! Thanks for sharing your amazing story. You are such a blessing.

Excited IN Christ!
Dee

Gary & Jo Brown

August 30, 2007

Great web work... Lord has blessed you beyond measure... Keep on telling people about it. You have a wonderful family and we love you all.

ethel and jonathan

August 29, 2007

i love you and your family so much!!!! and i miss you also...guess what i will be going to visit my parents on the 30th of October and i hope to see you guys

Beth Crosby

August 29, 2007

Congratulations on the new website! You are such a blessing to you and those around you - thank you for being such a great person and an incredible inspiration!