tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109139120600220472011-04-21T14:08:54.311-07:00Ethan Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12943290601826089483noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2610913912060022047.post-27173923549432767012008-10-28T21:28:00.001-07:002008-10-28T22:12:09.145-07:00

Today has been long overdue.  I have spent the last few months trying to figure out my place in this world.  Now curious of how I could possibly recover and be the man that God wants me to be, while pushing my feelings in front of his guidance.  I have allowed my frustration and anger towards Him to build into something unhealthy and very much not Christ-like.  In my heart I have been stained to

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I received an email from the folks that are coordinating the Team Ethan t-shirts and they asked me to remind you that the deadline for ordering is 11 days from today.  I am super pumped about the t-shirts.  I can't wait to get mine.  They look great!

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Below is a copy and paste from an email that I received verifying that the T-shirt designs are approved and up for sale. Rather than taking a chance of repeating something incorrectly, I decided to copy and paste so that the correct information was posted. So here goes..."We will take orders for about a month, then the orders will close and we will go to print with it one time. So don't miss

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I just wanted to take the time to invite you to join me in running in the half marathon this year. Before last year, I had never been able to run more than just a couple miles at a time. After successfully completing last year's half marathon, I know that It seems that more and more people are now motivated to join with the passing of Ethan and Sully in the past few months. Anyone interested

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I know it has been a long long time.  I have been taking some time to just recover mentally and physically.  But there was just no possible way that I could avoid updating today with all of the major prayer requests needed at this time.First, Sully appears to be desperately needing prayers today.  Please read their update!  (Scroll to bottom of Sully's site to see current update.)  I wouldn't

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And just when you thought that I had disappeared forever, I am back.  By now you are probably wondering if there will ever be daily updates again.  Answer... I am wondering the same thing.I really would love to, but to be quite blunt... I really don't want to logon and type about the pain everyday because frankly I am not sure that would be very helpful to all of you guys that actually still read

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This update is more of an announcement, and I don't plan to mention this on a regular basis.  But I know that many of you have asked how to contact me for website design services.  So here goes... my former company, Todd Powell Designs is no longer.  Along with my two partners, I am now open for business as CreativeCase.Net.  ;)

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Well... I am back and hopefully for good this time.  My trip up the coast along with a couple unexpected stops, now has my back sitting in the chair ready to type.  Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I have spent much more time reflecting and learning many new things about myself.  I have thought often my flaws and perceived strengths... but more than anything, I have been thinking

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Thank you for allowing me to take a break from updating and for sticking this out with us.  You know, I don't think there has ever been a time in my life that I have been able to take a break from everything and just deal with my thoughts.  This has been a long time coming.  For the past few days, I have been touring up the coast visiting Chicago, New York, and Boston.  Other than getting mugged,

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I want to apologize for not updating.  I left town unexpectedly and have not had easy access to the internet.  At this very moment, I am typing from a computer in a MAC store.   :)  One of my favorite places in the world. I think this is just what the doctor ordered.  As for Ethan, I still miss him everyday very much.  Some days are easier than others, but I get so much joy in knowing that he

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I never imagined by age 31 that I would be where I am today. It never even crossed my mind that I would be able to recite forty plus cliche statements from memory that refer to death without ever actually saying the word death, die, or any close variation. It's like if we don't refer to it that way, then it never happened and one day we will wake up and this is all just a bad dream.  Many of you

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I am taking a slightly different direction in the update today, to say thank you to all the men and women that so bravely serve our country each and every day. Many mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and love ones have lost a beloved family members that was fighting for our freedom. As with each day, I learn more and more how to appreciate life. And for each and every one that has lost

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Ok. I know this may sound a little weird, and you may think that I fell and bumped my head when you read the title of this update, but just know that I have not. Its just that recently I have been doing the whole Lean Cuisine meals and jog to get ready for the marathon in December. And no kidding, I was doing much better last year than this year. Here is the problem... last year I completed

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I know that I have said this many times before, but it seems that no two days are the same emotionally.I was having a hard time sleeping last night and couldn't stop staring at pictures of Ethan.  Today I felt lost and again looking for answers that I know would not come.  So I got out and put down the project I was working on and took a mental break.  I just kept thinking... "God how are you

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It seems that for me there is some sort of pattern to mourning.  Although every day is hard, it really seems like there are two or three really hard days a week that come back to back.  This week I asked myself a lot of new questions about God and how He works.  I want to make one thing clear... I still BeLIeVe!!!  I just don't always understand and it is very difficult for me to swallow.  I am

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It seems like everyday just gets a little busier.   With each new day, comes new contacts and new information that needs to be dispersed throughout the website.  At this point, I am just extremely overwhelmed but grateful for everyone that is volunteering their time to help make this a success.  I am going to keep names out of updates for the most part, but I have to say a special thank you to

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Not a whole lot to share from here.  Just been working on some new stuff for the website, doing a lot of work, and squeezing in a little time to practice for a golf tournament that I am playing in on Wednesday.  Let me start by saying that I am a terrible golfer... but I love it, so it should be pretty entertaining.  To all you mommy's out there... Happy mother's day!  I know I don't have to say

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The last few minutes have been almost impossible. It is now 37 minutes after midnight and I can't remember the last minute I had a dry eye. I have been thinking about how much I miss Ethan. Kissing his forehead and watching him reach for my water bottle when there were plenty of good toys within reach. Or when he would knock a toy onto the dirty floor just to watch me or his mommy clean it up

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I realize that many of you are worried about how one would cope with the loss of a child. My answer is a lot of tears and a ton of counseling. That seems to be what I feel will help. Speaking for myself, the loss off Ethan has really messed with my head. But I am hoping that somewhere down the road, I will find some hidden strengths that came from this. Something that will help me sleep at

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So here we are... exactly one month since Ethan left this earth.  Today he would have turned 17 months.  Wow!  This just doesn't seem real.  I always thought of cancer as something that happens to people later in life.  Little did I know that cancer truly has no prejudice of age.  And that my friends, is why we will continue to fight.  In the last few months, we have witnessed so many children

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