24 Apr 07
A Fallen Soldier…
How do you grieve?
 How to you cope w/ loss?
I’m having SUCH a hard time dealing w/ the loss of Kevin… 
For those who may not know, Kevin was my neighbor who died last Wednesday during live fire training down in Fort Campbell. He was due to leave for Iraq this Summer.
Kevin was just a baby….only 19 years old….say some extra prayers for his mom, twin brother, sister and younger brother if you are the praying kind.
Tonight is his wake…tomorrow the funeral….
It just makes no sense to me….and all i can do is cry….i hate not being able to help or fix anything….i have no desire or mojo to design… i just don’t know what to do….
how do you move on during such heart wrenching times?….
xooxox
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You and the family are in my prayers during this horrible time… So tragic.
I am sending Big HUGS….
Julie
I’m so sorry for your neighborhood loss and for his families loss. My husband told me about that yesterday (we’re stationed at Campbell). This is such a tragic loss. It’s hard enough losing our men and women overseas, but how do you react to a tragic training accident? All of you will be in my prayers.
How terribly sad! I am so sorry to hear about a life lost at such a young and hopeful age. It is very hard not to be able to “fix” things but I’m sure your presence will be appreciated. Big Hugs to all.
I’m sending prayers. HUGS to you, yours and your neighbors. Your whole community is in my thoughts.
Keep passing on hugs and remember the good times. I think its the only way.
Ramie
Oh my heart is heavy for Kevin’s loss…my hugs and prayers your way. What a seemingly wasteful tragedy, so hard to understand now. Makes me sick for those that knew him and us all for the loss of future. I guess the answer is you move on in time, respect his memory, and support his family. Sympathy…
Lauren, you and Kevin’s family are in my prayers. we recently went thru the death of a close family friend in Iraq (my son was with him - they had enlisted together) and fully understand the pain. just remember to breathe to keep it under control. i’m so very sorry this has happened to someone else.
my heart hurts for you and his family. may God wrap his arms around you in this horriable time and give you His strength and peace.
I’m sorry to hear about the loss of Kevin. I’m sure it is hard when a tragedy happens so close. I hope you can find some comfort from family and friends. Our thoughts are with you and his family.
By God’s grace is how you move on. Give it time, he will give you the strength to go on. I found with my sister when she lost her baby last year, sometimes it’s just best to be there for the family and in doing that an overwhelming peace came over me. I am so sorry to hear that a family is having to go through this. Please let them know that people are out there praying for them.
God Bless
My thoughts and prayers are with you and especially with Kevin’s family. I don’t imagine there is any one way to deal with such tragedy. I think all you can do is allow yourself to grieve and cry as much as you need to. I pray you all reach that point where you can focus on the positive and happy memories and not so much on the terrible loss. May God be with you all and hold you in the palm of His hand giving you comfort and peace. God bless!
I’ve found that you get through it by remembering. Perhaps you can help the family scrap a book of memories. There is sorrow but also joy in reliving the good times. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your neighbors.
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Oh honey… it is so raw.. and it will be, I wish there was something I could tell you that would help.. please pray about it.. I lost my BIL last June and it still hurts.
Some send me the link to your blog so I came and checked it out.
Hugs..
Joy
Lauren it`s so tragic!! I`m so sorry about the loss of Kevin. As much pain and mourning for his family and all the people who knows him :-((
I`m much a creditor humans and i think without firm believe is very difficult to understand this fate.
I will pray for you and his whole family!!
believes me:
in everything that we call a temptation, a hurt or an obligation,
the hand of an angel is in the play
*zitat* -FRA GIOVANNI-
Moni
I will keep Kevin’s family and friends in my prayers. It is hard to understand why bad things happen to good people; I will pray that the Lord fills you all with peace and understanding.
Allow yourself to grieve. Don’t try telling yourself something like “he isn’t even related to me; I shouldn’t be crying; I need to be strong for his family.” It is a loss for you as well, so you need to be sure and recognize that. {{{{{hugs}}}}}
I am so sorry to hear about your neighbor Kevin. That is very sad news. My prayers are with his family.
So sorry to hear of your loss. I don’t think you consciously move on.
You just live with the grief for a while. But time really does help.
You are all in my prayers.
Oh, my heart aches for you! It’s so tragic and so senseless!
My nephew (also my godson) is at Fort Campbell, due to come home in about a month. I’ve prayed for his safety with all my heart, all the moments he’s been gone…especially the time he spent in Iraq.
It is such a waste of our precious young men and women!
How do you get through it? You just go on…because you have to. With every day that passes the hurt becomes just a tiny bit less, but it will always be with you.
You and all your neighbors, and especially this brave young man’s family, are in my thought and prayers.
I am so sorry for the loss of your neighbor.
How do you grieve? Everybody grieves differently
and there is no right or wrong way. A big key is,
allowing yourself to. You will be okay. Maybe
not the same okay you were last year, or last week,
or yesterday… but it’ll be like a wounded okay.
I will say an extra prayer for Kevin and his
friends and family tonight. Hang in there!
Marsha
You ask “How do you move on during such heart wrenching times..” You just do because life demands it. How do we from the heart?
We take every day we are given and celebrate our life. We keep the memories alive of those who were not as lucky to be still with us.
I would say taking the time to scrap an album of the memories would be a wonderful way. Take each day at a time till the moment that feels right for you. Then celebrate his life with making his memories come to life.
Make one for you and one for his family. Share with his family your memories of him. Make something just for his twin. Those moments of laughter, of love, of sharing our lives. Help them to remember and celebrate his life.
You will find the way for you, just remember it is okay to hurt and cry.
My prayers for you and all the families who Knew Kevin. I pray his family and everyone will find a peace in their heart during this very trying time.
There are so many things that happen that we just don’t understand - it is very sad thing.
I will definitely be praying for the loss of this young man. I am a new reader of your blog, but I am a digital scrapper and love the community of scrappers! I have a one and a half year old son and it breaks my heart to think of losing him at any age, but it’s extremely sad to think this young man was just embarking on his life’s journey. Prayers go out to the family from me!
You and your neighbors are in my thoughts and prayers. I had 2 friends killed in an auto accident last week. It is hard to understand the pain these families are all going through right now. Prayer is the BEST thing we can do right now.
Sorry to hear of the loss you & his family have incurred. You all will be in my thoughts & prayers.
Thank you everyone…. xoxooxoxoxoox
After reading your blog the other day, my heart really felt the need to give you a hug. I know how you feel, and I now the hurt and sadness in your heart is making it heavy. Since I cant give you a hug in person, I thought I would do it on my blog. Please check it out at nwfotobug.blogspot.com.
Praying for you,
Kris Myers
We will find no sense in things like this.
To my opinion, the only one who helps, who is able to heal is the Lord.
My heart is crying. My eldest is one year older, the second one year younger.
No words.
I read a sentence in a songtext that was written by a soldier in the second world war - he was in Stalingrad.
He wrote, that he has faith in the lord who doesn´t do wrong.
My prayers go with the family.
Lauren…
So many things dont’ make sense in life and this is one of them. I know your heart is heavy…his friends and family hearts must ache at the loss.
Sending a hug and some prayers.
I’m so sorry to hear this news. It never does make much sense for things of this nature. I guess we can only have faith that God does know what he is doing and has purpose to every move.
*hugs* and prayers