I visit Cortneys site every week. Karen, you dont know me but I want you to know what a testimony you are to so many people. You have blessed my heart more than you will ever know. Cortney did not deserve this. No one does. Shame on anyone that emails because they are upset at you for sharing youre heart with us. Thank God for you! When I started reading this sight, I wasnt going to church, but youre testimonies were so wonderful. Because of you I am a better person. God will take care of youre family and he will see that those men pay for their stupid decisions. Cortney and Britney are so beautiful and I know you are proud of both of them. I am sure they got their kindness for their mother and father. My heart goes out to you all!
I AM SO SORRY FOR YOURE LOST / SANDY EVERYONE LOVED CORTNEY AND STILL DO!!!
Virginia Tech / Mom Cortney, when I saw the news today about Virginia Tech I knew you would be waiting with open arms as they entered Heaven's gate. I know you will greet each and everyone of these new arrivals. I heard one of the guys who passed away described as uncommonly nice, I immediately thought that is how you were described by so many people when you left us to go live in Heaven with our precious Jesus. Cortney, You know the scripture in the Bible that says we all are appointed once to die? Well it becomes clearer to me everyday that unless Jesus comes back soon we will have to meet our own appointment.
Dear Father God in Heaven, I pray that you will comfort all the families who have been shocked with the news that their love one has passed on. Comfort and strengthen them and hold them close and carry them until they can walk again.
Cortney, know that I yearn to see and hold you. Until then my precious child.
Love you 4-ever & ever mom
EASTER BLESSING / BETH DICKERSON (jimmya mom )
Thinking about you / Haley (Friend)
Hey little Cortney. I have been reading all of the postings everyone has been writing to you and they make me very sad. I can't believe that you have been gone this long. I can still remeber the way you always giggled and acted crazy. You always knew how to brighten up a room. I pray that justice will be served to you and your family every day. It makes me so angry that those two men are still walking on the outside. I really haven't come to the understanding of why it had to be you, you were always so sweet and caring. I wish you were still here and I hope you know how much you do mean to me. I can't wait to see you again! Love you girl,
Haley
An Easter wish / Rosemary Sis Of ^j^ Alvin Cremeans
Its been about a year and half, and I still think of you everyday. I miss you alot, and getting through my last part of my senior year sucked. Having to go through everyday without you stopping bye on C0-OP as you were already leaving and I was just getting to the parking lot and , you would always stop bye in your car and talk. And having to go on the rest of the year walking across the parking lot without you stopping and saying hi, really sucked. Now college starts and it sucks that you cant enjoy that part of your life. I hope that mullins and phillips are behind bars for the rest of thier lives, maybe that will give them a little bit of a feeling of what its like to loose a part of your life. I miss you. FFE
No Separation ever from God's Love / Mom Cortney, March 24, 2007, 1 year 6 months since you passed on to be with Jesus. I still speak of you every chance I get just like I did when you where here. You were & always will be our gift from God.
I read this scripture this morning and it made me think about you: It is from Romans the 8th chapter verses 38,39. It says:
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come. Nor height, nor depth nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Cortney I can only try to imagine how great life with Jesus is in Heaven. I know how much you were loved here on this side of life but the way I read that scriptue our love for you could never start to compare to how much God loves all of us. Just being in the presence of that kind of love where everything is perfect is so hard for me to grasp. I truly can't wait to see Jesus & kneel at his feet and praise Him for loving us so much that He laid His life down for our sins.
Everyday I become more & more thankful for what Jesus did for us. I just want to thank Jesus for giving His life for my sins & the rest of world. Thank you Jesus for what you did so that one sweet precious day I will see Cortney again & get to spend eternity worshipping you with my family, for your TRUE LOVE.
Cortney Raquel, we miss you with every fiber in our bodies!! We ask Jesus to hug & kiss you everyday until we get there.
Our life here will never be complete. We yearn to be with you & Jesus!
Love 4-ever, mom
Thinking of you... / Jessica Chandley (friend) I can't believe it's been so long. I constantly pray for your family, that God gives them the strength they need to face each day. I had a dream about you the other night...We were in Mrs. Groggs room, getting ready for our civinettes meeting. Me and you were deciding who got the "important chair" lol I miss those days and it seems so unfair that I'm here with my family celebrating my 19th birthday, something that you or your family never got to do, but i trust God in His decisions and know that I WILL get to see you again one day on the streets of gold. It will be a glorious day!! I love you Cortney!!
Missing You / Brooke Penley (friend)
Well Cort this is the first time I have typed something on here! I never thought I would be looking at your memorial page on the computer! I miss you so much! Things have been pretty crazy around here and its really getting to me! I pray to God to help me through each day and he does but it gets hard sometimes. I will always carry you with me where ever I go. You were always there for me when I needed you and you would always make me laugh! I never will forget when I was datin Brandon, you told me that you had met him and told him that you was 21 lol And then that time at my house when all of us girls were fixin to go to treys and there was nothing to eat! And you picked up that coke can that my dad spit in and you drank it!! It was so funny I mean the look on your face was priceless! But now none of us can share anymore memories like that with you because of two stupid guys! But anyways! I never will forget the last words we said to eachother they were "I love ya girl" and "Senior Year live it up!" I love ya so much and miss you like crazy!! But I know I will see you again very soon!!! I love you Cortney R. Hensley and you will never be forgotten
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY CORTNEY / Debbie Wengert (Kevin's Mom )
A Valentine for You Sweet Heart where I know you are truely experiencing UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! / Mom (I Love You and Miss You so Much! )
Cortney Raquel Hensley,
For God so LoVed the World, That He gAve His onLy BegottEn SoN That whosoever Believeth In Him should Not perish but have Everlasting life. John 3:16
Corty, I know that the love you are experiencing in Heaven with Our Awesome Father who sent His "only" Son to die for all our sins is a love you never felt here in this life. I can't wait to come to Heaven where everything we say and do is right. A place where we never mess up and everything is perfect. It just blows my mind to try to imagine how perfect everything is there.
Love you always & 4-ever, Mom (Feb. 6, 2007)
A valentine for an angel / Rosemary Sis Of ^j^ Alvin Cremeans
This World is not our Final Home / Mom Cortney,
I found this today and thought I should share it with all the people who have lost loved ones because of senseless tragedies.
When a love one dies in a senseless tragedy at the hands of wicked men, it is good to remember that this world is not our final home.
We were created for eternity, and tragedy can never change that.
This is only a transition period, a prelude to what God really has in mind for us. But because we usually look only at the present, we often consider our love one's death premature or untimely. Our perspective is enormously limited. We tend to look only at what could have been or what should have been down here on earth. But God looks at all of eternity. If we are to cope with tragedy, we must learn to look at it through eternity's lens.
Love 4-ever and always, Mom
YOU ARE A TRUE INSPIRATION / Traci McKee (Friend of Family ) CORTY, I WAS JUST SITTING HERE LOOKING A YOUR WEB SITE AND READING ALL THE NEW INFO AND READING ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT EVERYONE HAS TO SAY ABOUT YOU. EVERY TIME I READ A PASSAGE FROM YOUR MOM OR BRIT, IT JUST TEARS ME UP INSIDE TO KNOW THE PAIN THAT THEY ARE STILL SUFFERING THROUGH EACH DAY. BUT THEY KEEP THEIR FAITH IN GOD AND KNOW THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE WITH YOU AGAIN. I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU AND COURTNEY B. ARE BOTH TRUE INSPIRATIONS TO ALL OF US. I ONLY WISH THAT JUSTICE WOULD BE SERVED AND THE TWO MEN RESPOSIBLE FOR TAKING YOU WOULD GET THEIR PUNISHMENT. THEIR FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE TO FEEL THE PAIN OF HAVING THEM TAKEN AWAY, JUST AS YOUR FAMILY AND ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS HAVE HAD TO FEEL. I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE MAKING A BIG IMPACT IN HEAVEN, AND BRINGING SMILES TO SO MANY FACES... MY HOPE IS THAT SOME OF MY RELATIVES HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET YOU AND SEE YOUR SMILING FACE AND CARING WAYS. ONE DAY WE WILL EACH HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND THAT WILL BE ONE HEAVENLY DAY, THAT IS FOR SURE. TAKE CARE AND KEEP LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OF US HERE ON EARTH. YOU HAVE SUCH A SPECIAL FAMILY. I HAVE COME TO CARE VERY DEEPLY FOR EACH OF THEM, AND WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK AND ALL THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. LOVE, TRACIKEEP SMILING
My Blessed Hope from Jesus / Mom
Jan. 22, 2007
Dear Precious Cortney Raquel,
Today we as a family say so long to another family member, Aunt Jessie. I only wish I could see into Heaven for a split second to see how Aunt Jessie is reacting to her new body. All those years she suffered are now replaced with eternity of happiness. I close my eyes and visualize how excited you were to announce to everyone in Heaven this is my Aunt Jessie and she can leap and jump with us while we all praise and worship our Father God.
Since your death Cortney, I long to go to Heaven and see our sweet Savior's face. So I can kneel down at His feet and tell Him how thankful I am that He gave up Heaven to come to earth to fix everything between us and God so we would have the opportunity if we chose so to live with Him in Heaven for all eternity.
Even though the saddest day of my life was when I had to say so long for now to you. The Blessed Hope from Jesus keeps me going. I know that everyday that passes Sweetheart I am one day closer to being with You. What a day of rejoicing that will be, When we all see Jesus and SHOUT VICTORY!!!!!!!
I will see you again darling.
I Love you Always & 4-Ever,
Mom
i miss you / Bekah Abel
Hey Corty, I really miss you i miss all the craziness in French and ms george always seperating us! We used to get on her nerves so bad! I would give anything to turn back time and be back there again with you. You always brightened up my day with your smile! I hate the fact that your gone and i cant talk to you and see you. You should be in school with me and everyone else enjoying your freshman year. But i know that you are in a much better place than we are. And I cant wait till Jesus comes back and takes us home and we can all see you again! I love you so much girl You will always hold a special place in my heart!! Thank you for being the person that you are!
Bekah
miss your laughter / Britney (sister) Well sister there is not a day that goes by that I dont think of you but some moments in the day are stronger than others. American Idol was on last night...the horrible ones and I was sitting there laughing with tears in my eyes, thinking of how much you would have laughed with me! I guess that is what I miss most is our crazy giggles and having random conversations about nothing and everything!!! I really miss you I cant believe it was been 16 months since I have seen you. It drives me crazy because I miss you so much! I love you and always will your only sister
I miss you sweetheart! / Kayla (friend) Hey corty! Me and mama were laughing about something crazy we made up today and mama said "That sounds like something Cortney would think was funny." It was something you would get a kick out of. I miss cuttin up with you. I think some of the hardest times I've laughed was with you. I think about you everyday. Whit got married, aint that crazy? ah well she's been bitten by the love bug. Anyways, I love ya and miss ya! Kayla
Happy New Years / Donna Gramlich (Mother of Another Angel {Matthew} )