by Kathy on May 17, 2012 · 11 comments
in Abby, Blessed, Coping, Family, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Peace, Poetry, Sean, Writing
I am excited to share with you my first attempt at writing a sestina style poem. Though I have played around with poetry a bit in the past (mostly limericks and another one that I am very proud of), I don’t think I have tried to write fixed form since high school and I know that I […]
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by Kathy on May 12, 2012 · 2 comments
in Abby, ALI Community, Bereavement, Blessed, Coping, Faith, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Holidays, Hope, Infertility, Inspiration, Journey, Loss, Love, Molly, Optimism, Pain, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Relationships, Sean, Sensativity
Whatever you do tomorrow, I hope that you feel the love and support of your family and friends. I wish you a wonderful day and hope that you get to spend time with people who are important to you. If you are a mother with living children, I hope that your loved ones, especially your sons […]
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by Kathy on May 7, 2012 · 8 comments
in Abby, Blessed, Bob, Faith, Family, Life, Memories, Sean, Then and Now, Time
THEN — Sean on his Baptism Day (Sunday, November 23, 2003) NOW — Sean on his First Communion Day (Saturday, May 5, 2012) THEN — Our Family on Sean’s Baptism Day (Sunday, November 23, 2003) NOW — Our Family on Sean’s First Communion Day (Saturday, May 5, 2012)
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by Kathy on April 23, 2012 · 9 comments
in Abby, Birthdays, Bob, Coping, Faith, Family, Happiness, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Our Home, Perfect Moments, Sean, Signs
It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from April with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week was the fourth anniversary of our daughter Molly’s birth and death. We celebrated with our family on Saturday, April 14th by going to the cemetery where she is buried to […]
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by Kathy on April 20, 2012 · 7 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Blessed, Bob, Coping, Decisions, Exhale Magazine, Expectations, Faith, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Grief, Loss, Love, Milestones, Molly, Planning, Relationships, Sadness, Sean, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fourth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. I have been in a funk for much of this week and realized today that rather than trying to continue […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2012 · 13 comments
in Abby, Birthdays, Bob, Coping, Faith, Family, Friends, Godparents, Happiness, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Pain, Peace, Sean, Siblings, Time
Happy 4th Heavenly Birthday Molly Marie! Has it really been four years since I last held you in my arms? It’s hard for me to believe that much time has passed since you were born and took your last breath. It is both painful and healing for me to write you this letter every year. It […]
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