by Kathy on February 21, 2012 · 6 comments
in Abby, Background, Blog Hops, Bob, Faith, Family, Friends, Infertility, Inspiration, IVF, Loss, Memories, Molly, Peace, Quotes, Sean, The Future, Time Warp Tuesdays, Writing
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the sixteenth installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday here on Four of a Kind! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I currently host on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month here is the background of how and why I […]
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by Kathy on January 30, 2012 · 17 comments
in Abby, Background, Bob, Decisions, Family, Happiness, Infertility, Life, Loss, Molly, Sean, The Future
I wrote this post a few months ago, but wasn’t ready to share it until now. I think this partly because when I wrote it I believed what I was saying whole-heartedly. And then a little while later I didn’t. Re-reading this periodically became a gage for me to see where I stood on the […]
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Awhile back I found out that Carly Dudley from Christian’s Beach was emailing high quality .jpg files of the pictures she takes of bereaved families’ children’s names in the sand to those who requested them for a small fee. I realized since our baby girl Molly’s name was written over three years ago, within the first few months Carly and her […]
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by Kathy on December 3, 2011 · 8 comments
in Adoption, Background, Coping, Decisions, Family, Godparents, Grief, Hope, Love, Molly, Pain, Peace, The Future
*I’ve added an update at the end of this post.* This week I have gotten a taste of what it feels like to be on “the other side.” The other side being a place where loved ones wait for news and do their best to show their love and support for those they care deeply […]
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This weekend we have started putting up Christmas decorations in our new home. It is starting to feel more like wintertime. Usually while preparing our home for the holidays we play Christmas songs to help us get into the spirit of the season. This year it has been especially nice that our son Sean has […]
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by Kathy on November 23, 2011 · 1 comment
in Abby, Background, Bereavement, Bob, Chicago, Family, Friends, Healing, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, NaBloPoMo, Time
who still remember. It means so much to me and other bereaved parents to know that, especially as more and more time passes since the deaths of our children. Last night Bob and I were watching the Chicago evening news when we happened to see an amusing story about a couple that got a flat […]
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