Comments for KTIS Blog http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main KTIS Radio - Minneapolis/Saint Paul Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on August 8! Drive Thru Difference Day! by Laurie http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/08/08/august-8-drive-thru-difference-day/#comment-24137 Laurie Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:55:55 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1243#comment-24137 I love taking part in the drive through difference days - I feel so blessed by spreading God's love to others. Well, the drive through difference that that your listeners are participating in is spreading! Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13th. It's not a DTW day. This week it seems like every hour I have battled against a new injustice in this world - adults injustice against innocent children. Although I know that God has the big, perfect plan, in my human-ness I've been struggling to make sense of these things and wonder where God is in it all. I got my answer today at Caribou on Shady Oak Road. He's right here with me, and loving me. Thank you to that wonderful person for reminding me of that!!!!! I love taking part in the drive through difference days - I feel so blessed by spreading God’s love to others. Well, the drive through difference that that your listeners are participating in is spreading! Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13th. It’s not a DTW day.

This week it seems like every hour I have battled against a new injustice in this world - adults injustice against innocent children. Although I know that God has the big, perfect plan, in my human-ness I’ve been struggling to make sense of these things and wonder where God is in it all.

I got my answer today at Caribou on Shady Oak Road. He’s right here with me, and loving me. Thank you to that wonderful person for reminding me of that!!!!!

]]> Comment on August 8! Drive Thru Difference Day! by Jill http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/08/08/august-8-drive-thru-difference-day/#comment-24118 Jill Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:57:38 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1243#comment-24118 What a shock when I drove up to pay for our order at the DQ in Eden Prairie when I was told that the lady in front of me had paid for my order! My first thought was that there was a computer error and now I needed to pay her! But no, the drive through attendant handed me a note that stated that she had paid for my order! I have told friends and family about it, and they all want a copy of the letter with an intent to do this for someone else! What a great idea!! What a shock when I drove up to pay for our order at the DQ in Eden Prairie when I was told that the lady in front of me had paid for my order! My first thought was that there was a computer error and now I needed to pay her! But no, the drive through attendant handed me a note that stated that she had paid for my order! I have told friends and family about it, and they all want a copy of the letter with an intent to do this for someone else! What a great idea!!

]]> Comment on August 8! Drive Thru Difference Day! by CHARLIE http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/08/08/august-8-drive-thru-difference-day/#comment-24112 CHARLIE Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:59:17 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1243#comment-24112 I had heard about the 'drive-thru-difference' but had no idea what day it was for. So twice now I hopefully have made a difference. The first time was at a McDonald's drive-thru, I think I got more out of the experience than the person behind me. Just watching them in my rearview mirrow when the cashier told them I paid for them, I received a huge 'wave' out of their window as I drove off. The feeling I got was worth receiving knowning that my day ahead was going to be one of everyday stress at my jobs. I knew I could hold on to that morning feeling. God blessed me more. Thanks for having this idea. I used it on days you don't have assigned, and the feeling was great. I had heard about the ‘drive-thru-difference’ but had no idea what day it was for. So twice now I hopefully have made a difference. The first time was at a McDonald’s drive-thru, I think I got more out of the experience than the person behind me. Just watching them in my rearview mirrow when the cashier told them I paid for them, I received a huge ‘wave’ out of their window as I drove off. The feeling I got was worth receiving knowning that my day ahead was going to be one of everyday stress at my jobs. I knew I could hold on to that morning feeling. God blessed me more. Thanks for having this idea. I used it on days you don’t have assigned, and the feeling was great.

]]> Comment on August 8! Drive Thru Difference Day! by Lisa http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/08/08/august-8-drive-thru-difference-day/#comment-24051 Lisa Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:05:05 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1243#comment-24051 To the woman in the white SUV at McDonalds, and to the man in the red car at DQ, Thanks for blessing me today! My intent was to bless YOU by paying for your lunches, but God turned that right around and filled me with such joy! I'm so thankful that He provided me with the funds to share with two other people today! We are having some financial trouble, so this was truly sacrificial on my part, but I came away from the experience with a big reminder that God is my provider, and He gives me everything I need! I hope you were as blessed as I was! To the woman in the white SUV at McDonalds, and to the man in the red car at DQ,
Thanks for blessing me today!
My intent was to bless YOU by paying for your lunches, but God turned that right around and filled me with such joy! I’m so thankful that He provided me with the funds to share with two other people today! We are having some financial trouble, so this was truly sacrificial on my part, but I came away from the experience with a big reminder that God is my provider, and He gives me everything I need! I hope you were as blessed as I was!

]]> Comment on August 8! Drive Thru Difference Day! by A woman in Eagan http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/08/08/august-8-drive-thru-difference-day/#comment-24050 A woman in Eagan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:03:59 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1243#comment-24050 Today I learned about KTIS and “the drive through difference” because I was a lucky recipient! I wanted to write to tell you what a wonderful experience this was for me and why. I am a single mom of three children (two at home). In May 2007, my oldest daughter was involved in a terrible auto accident that left her paralyzed. She nearly died! She was in critical condition/intensive care for 2 1/2 months, she endured a dozen surgeries, the longest was more than 17 hours. My daughter is a single mom of three boys who have been in my care ever since while my daughter has been in the hospital and now in rehab. Overnight my family grew by adding three energetic, growing, hungry young boys! Needless to say my life has been filled with extreme chaos! I love these children but it has been tough because my life is filled with work and responsibility and my budget streatched to the extreme. I work a full-time day job, and in the evening and on weekends my life is filled with household chores, shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. Nobody does anything for me. Until today... Random acts of kindness are such powerful stuff because the goodness you give can hold value beyond anything you can imagine. My drink was an inexpensive 4 shots of espresso for under $2, but the fact that a complete stranger reached out and did something for me left me with a priceless feeling of hope. I hope you’ll read my letter and I hope that person who bought my drink and left the note this morning is listening. I stopped at Starbucks on Cliff Road in Eagan, shortly after 10am today. Thank you for your kindness and thoughtfullness; you really made my day more than any words can say! Today I learned about KTIS and “the drive through difference” because I was a lucky recipient! I wanted to write to tell you what a wonderful experience this was for me and why.

I am a single mom of three children (two at home). In May 2007, my oldest daughter was involved in a terrible auto accident that left her paralyzed. She nearly died! She was in critical condition/intensive care for 2 1/2 months, she endured a dozen surgeries, the longest was more than 17 hours. My daughter is a single mom of three boys who have been in my care ever since while my daughter has been in the hospital and now in rehab. Overnight my family grew by adding three energetic, growing, hungry young boys!

Needless to say my life has been filled with extreme chaos! I love these children but it has been tough because my life is filled with work and responsibility and my budget streatched to the extreme. I work a full-time day job, and in the evening and on weekends my life is filled with household chores, shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. Nobody does anything for me. Until today…

Random acts of kindness are such powerful stuff because the goodness you give can hold value beyond anything you can imagine. My drink was an inexpensive 4 shots of espresso for under $2, but the fact that a complete stranger reached out and did something for me left me with a priceless feeling of hope. I hope you’ll read my letter and I hope that person who bought my drink and left the note this morning is listening. I stopped at Starbucks on Cliff Road in Eagan, shortly after 10am today. Thank you for your kindness and thoughtfullness; you really made my day more than any words can say!

]]> Comment on 35W Bridge Collapse - Your Memories by Elizabeth Johnson http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/07/29/35w-bridge-collapse-your-memories/#comment-23915 Elizabeth Johnson Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:28:17 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1241#comment-23915 I was at my Grandsons ballgame waiting for my husband to get to the game. He left work early to get to the game. If it wasn't for him leaving work early that awful day, he would have been on the bridge at that time. So scary! My sympathy to all of the people who suffered family and friends that lost loved ones that awful day. Our prayes go out to you! I was at my Grandsons ballgame waiting for my husband to get to the game. He left work early to get to the game. If it wasn’t for him leaving work early that awful day, he would have been on the bridge at that time. So scary!

My sympathy to all of the people who suffered family and friends that lost loved ones that awful day.

Our prayes go out to you!

]]> Comment on 35W Bridge Collapse - Your Memories by Dawn http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/07/29/35w-bridge-collapse-your-memories/#comment-23859 Dawn Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:26:31 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1241#comment-23859 I was at home that evening with my 2 small children. My husband was still at work in Minneapolis not too far from the bridge. Normally he's not anywhere near the bridge but sometimes has to go to different sites for his job. I remember being so panicked when I called his work and he did not answer. I called his cell as well and no answer there either. I finally got a hold of him and remember such a feeling of relief that he was ok. I remember thinking that this is something you only see on the movies and that this couldn't be real! Unfortunately it was. I sat in front of the TV for hours and hours watching the story unfold, crying for all those who were hurt and inured and who perished. I followed the story on line too and watched how they searched for those who were still missing at that time. I was amazed however that so many more people had survived and how people just threw caution to the wind and helped complete strangers. Things could have been worse if it weren't for the selfless acts of strangers helping others. My family who lives in different parts of the US called me and emailed me to make sure we were all ok. I remember the first time I saw the bridge in person after they opened the foot bridge..the reality of it all just took my breath away. It was one thing to see it on TV but quite another to see it in person. My one young son who was 2 at the time remembers the bridge that "crashed" and all the cars that were crashed too.. he still talks about it. Unfortunately one of my husband's co-workers was one of the people who were on the bridge when it went down and had multiple severe injuries that kept him in the hospital for months because another vehicle fell on top of his car. Yet another co-worker who left 5 minutes before had just made it across before it collapsed. I still look at those pictures and think of those who lost their lives and the impact it had on all of their families. I remember the feeling I got the first time I went over a bridge after this all happened. I still am a little unnerved about being on bridges. I pray that nothing like this ever happens again and that people repair issues before they become tragedies like this one. Hard to believe it's been a year already. This is something we will never forget as it is etched in our memories forever. I was at home that evening with my 2 small children. My husband was still at work in Minneapolis not too far from the bridge. Normally he’s not anywhere near the bridge but sometimes has to go to different sites for his job. I remember being so panicked when I called his work and he did not answer. I called his cell as well and no answer there either. I finally got a hold of him and remember such a feeling of relief that he was ok.

I remember thinking that this is something you only see on the movies and that this couldn’t be real! Unfortunately it was. I sat in front of the TV for hours and hours watching the story unfold, crying for all those who were hurt and inured and who perished. I followed the story on line too and watched how they searched for those who were still missing at that time. I was amazed however that so many more people had survived and how people just threw caution to the wind and helped complete strangers. Things could have been worse if it weren’t for the selfless acts of strangers helping others.

My family who lives in different parts of the US called me and emailed me to make sure we were all ok. I remember the first time I saw the bridge in person after they opened the foot bridge..the reality of it all just took my breath away. It was one thing to see it on TV but quite another to see it in person. My one young son who was 2 at the time remembers the bridge that “crashed” and all the cars that were crashed too.. he still talks about it.

Unfortunately one of my husband’s co-workers was one of the people who were on the bridge when it went down and had multiple severe injuries that kept him in the hospital for months because another vehicle fell on top of his car. Yet another co-worker who left 5 minutes before had just made it across before it collapsed. I still look at those pictures and think of those who lost their lives and the impact it had on all of their families.

I remember the feeling I got the first time I went over a bridge after this all happened. I still am a little unnerved about being on bridges. I pray that nothing like this ever happens again and that people repair issues before they become tragedies like this one.

Hard to believe it’s been a year already. This is something we will never forget as it is etched in our memories forever.

]]> Comment on 35W Bridge Collapse - Your Memories by Brittany Larson http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/07/29/35w-bridge-collapse-your-memories/#comment-23848 Brittany Larson Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:06:55 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1241#comment-23848 I was on my way to the twins game on the metro transit with my best friend, my brother and one of his best friends. I remember them saying something over the intercom about the bridge, but at that time i didnt know what had happened. They had to stop the train for like 10 min before we could continue. Once we had all gotten off i heard sirens from all over and thinking to myself what had happened and then i had gotten a phone call from my parent asking if we were okay and they had just told me that the 35W bridge just collapsed. I was in shock. So we had gotten into the game just fine and when we were at the game we meet people there that were on the bridge and had just gotten off on the exit and saw it collapse in their rearview mirror. After hearing that story I was thankful that i was not on the bridge and that i was fine. I though was also worried and praying for the other people on the bridge at the time. I had also just gotten home from church cam 3 days before and i was homesick from that too and even worried when i had found out about the bridge. My heart had broken down on that day. I remember crying that night at home after the game and praying that every thing was going to be alright and it has been. We just need to keep those people in our prayers and i know how it feels to loose someone that is close to you. I was on my way to the twins game on the metro transit with my best friend, my brother and one of his best friends. I remember them saying something over the intercom about the bridge, but at that time i didnt know what had happened. They had to stop the train for like 10 min before we could continue. Once we had all gotten off i heard sirens from all over and thinking to myself what had happened and then i had gotten a phone call from my parent asking if we were okay and they had just told me that the 35W bridge just collapsed. I was in shock. So we had gotten into the game just fine and when we were at the game we meet people there that were on the bridge and had just gotten off on the exit and saw it collapse in their rearview mirror. After hearing that story I was thankful that i was not on the bridge and that i was fine. I though was also worried and praying for the other people on the bridge at the time. I had also just gotten home from church cam 3 days before and i was homesick from that too and even worried when i had found out about the bridge. My heart had broken down on that day. I remember crying that night at home after the game and praying that every thing was going to be alright and it has been. We just need to keep those people in our prayers and i know how it feels to loose someone that is close to you.

]]> Comment on 35W Bridge Collapse - Your Memories by Annita http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/07/29/35w-bridge-collapse-your-memories/#comment-23844 Annita Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:35:42 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1241#comment-23844 I was listening to Scott Sather's wife and Sherry Engebretson's husband this morning on KTIS and the sadness associated with such loss. The thing for us as Christians is, this goodbye is not final. I lost my husband 16 years ago and feel that that goodbye is not permanent and over the years have gained that peace. This tragedy reminds me how fragile life is and yet how glorious! Thank God that in Him we have the peace that comes with His patience and love towards us. May this be another reminder that we truly have a Great God to turn to in times of joy and sadness! May God truly be with and bless every family that had any involvement with this tragedy! I was listening to Scott Sather’s wife and Sherry Engebretson’s husband this morning on KTIS and the sadness associated with such loss. The thing for us as Christians is, this goodbye is not final. I lost my husband 16 years ago and feel that that goodbye is not permanent and over the years have gained that peace.

This tragedy reminds me how fragile life is and yet how glorious! Thank God that in Him we have the peace that comes with His patience and love towards us. May this be another reminder that we truly have a Great God to turn to in times of joy and sadness!

May God truly be with and bless every family that had any involvement with this tragedy!

]]> Comment on 35W Bridge Collapse - Your Memories by Tara http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/2008/07/29/35w-bridge-collapse-your-memories/#comment-23843 Tara Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:20:00 +0000 http://ktisblog.skylightradio.org/main/?p=1241#comment-23843 We're an hour ahead of you guys, here on the East Coast, but my husband and I were just leaving the gym early in the morning, and the story was playing on CNN in the gym lobby. I was so shocked, and immediately thought of all my family and friends living in the Twin Cities area (former St. Louis Park resident). I am so thankful for online news coverage, because it was so good to get updates all day without continuously calling people. Hearing Scott Sather's wife this morning on your morning show (listening via internet) hit home for me, as I've not been married more than 2 years yet. She really brought perspective in regards to relationships. And, although I didn't know any of the victims of the collapse, the loss of my own father this past April, due to colon cancer, affords me increased empathy with those who did. I now know the ebb and flow of pain and peace that comes with a close loss, and the struggle to find that new normal in life. The family members and friends of the 35W victims may be grieving differently today, one year later, but they are most certainly still grieving. II Corinthians 1:3-4 We’re an hour ahead of you guys, here on the East Coast, but my husband and I were just leaving the gym early in the morning, and the story was playing on CNN in the gym lobby. I was so shocked, and immediately thought of all my family and friends living in the Twin Cities area (former St. Louis Park resident). I am so thankful for online news coverage, because it was so good to get updates all day without continuously calling people.

Hearing Scott Sather’s wife this morning on your morning show (listening via internet) hit home for me, as I’ve not been married more than 2 years yet. She really brought perspective in regards to relationships. And, although I didn’t know any of the victims of the collapse, the loss of my own father this past April, due to colon cancer, affords me increased empathy with those who did. I now know the ebb and flow of pain and peace that comes with a close loss, and the struggle to find that new normal in life. The family members and friends of the 35W victims may be grieving differently today, one year later, but they are most certainly still grieving.

II Corinthians 1:3-4

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