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	<title>WIRL Project &#187; Grieve</title>
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	<description>What It&#039;s Really Like.</description>
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		<title>I Miss You Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kassidy Everard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I woke up with a frown on my face. Looked out the window, saw the rain, and questioned what reasoning I had to get out of bed. I sluggishly put on my t-shirt and faded blue jeans. Not caring about what I looked like, I paired my outfit with some broken sandals tied together by a thin black string. I wondered what might be so different about the day when so far, everything was as somber as usual on a Monday morning. I went downstairs to get something to eat. I opened the fridge twice, maybe three times then shut it empty handed. I moved over to the cabinet. Opening it twice, maybe three times before closing it &#8211; again empty handed&#8230; I suddenly lost my appetite. I sat on the couch as thoughts of you ran through my head. Tears fell from my eyes as a memory of you passed through. But it&#8217;s never just one tear. They come in waves, and some days I drown in them. The world looks different without you here, almost as if the sun doesn&#8217;t shine as bright, but the moon shines  brighter. There is more light in my darkest days because I can close my eyes and remember you. But the light in my brighter days seems dull, because I no longer share this light with you. I go through my day like I normally would when you we&#8217;re here, but the memories creep into my head and stick like molasses- distracting me from making any progress. And I tell myself I need you, as if you&#8217;re not around anymore.  As if you disappeared off the face of the earth. As If I will never see you again. But I will see you again. And even though the thought of seeing you again seems like a fantasy played over and over in my head time after time I believe it&#8217;s true. I try to let go of the pain, but your absence makes it harder to tell myself that you&#8217;re okay. Instead of letting my pain go, I hold on to it like a leech on my back. This pain, sucking the blood out of my veins, turning me cold. I set aside my own life to grieve but grieving has started to become my life. The very day I noticed I greive 90% of my day and have a half-hearted smile the other 10% is the day I put an end to the pain of your absence. I realized that holding onto this pain will not help me get through anything and that focusing on the good times we had together will help me face the reality that there is nothing I can do to bring you back. I never got to say a proper goodbye to all of you&#8230;. I wasn&#8217;t there for any of it. But as time goes on I see that it isn&#8217;t goodbye that I have to say. It&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;ll see yas later.&#8221; &#160; Aunt Tina, Uncle Tink, Aunt Terina,  Aunt Karen, Grandpa Platt, and Andrew, my love has not ended for you. My love has only gotten stronger. And as I lay my head on my pillow tonight, I smile for all the things I did and all the things I will do in your honor each day I live. I may not ever hold your hand again or hear your voice, but inside my heart none of you are dead. You&#8217;re all fully alive and when I am the same amount of alive as you are  I will see you again. I missed you today, but not in the same ways that I will miss you tomorrow.]]></description>
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		<title>He Is Good</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Brennan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the incredible response from our &#8220;Love, Loss and Forgiveness&#8221; WIRL yesterday, I thought it would be fitting to share the sermon given from Forest Hill Pastor, David Chadwick, on the day of the Eddings family tragedy. His words came straight from the heart and ring so true. When I attended the church service last Sunday, David reiterated many of the same powerful words and it was very powerful to me, so I thought I would share it with the WIRL Project audience as well. If this is not your cup of tea and you typically aren&#8217;t open to religious conversations or discussions, I get it; I am not usually one of those people either, but this time I would highly recommend you open your mind and heart and listen to (at least parts) of his sermon that I&#8217;ve provided below. There are some really great segments of the speech I would highly suggest listening to, so I&#8217;ve listed them below the video for you to skip to if you do not have time to listen to the whole 37 minute clip. I&#8217;m sure the Eddings family feel the support and prayers you are all sending up for them. Thank you for showing your support for this family on WIRL Project yesterday and today. xo *At the end of his sermon David lead a prayer for baby Reed, the 38 week newborn delivered via C-section on the day of the accident, who had not yet passed, so please understand why this is being talked about in this way. Unfortunately and very sadly, both boys were lost in this terrible accident. 1:15 &#8211; The Tragic Story 5:00 &#8211; Why? Why do bad things happen? 11:28 &#8211; Why? Why would a good God allow for 2 year old child to die in a hideous automobile accident? 13:00 &#8211; No parent should bury a child. 15:51 &#8211; No person living in the glory of Heaven would ever come back to the brokenness of this world. 17:30 &#8211; Grief is spelled L.O.S.S., the greater the loss the greater the grief &#8211; Grieve with hope. 20:00 &#8211; Our Response 21:40 &#8211; Be ready to meet your maker. 22:15 &#8211; Why? We all will meet our maker. 23:40 &#8211; Is this going to happen to me? Fight Fear. 24:15 &#8211; God is not the author of evil. I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts on this sermon and if it was as powerful to you as it was to me. Share what you&#8217;re thinking in the comment box below.]]></description>
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