Bereavement

This Friday Bob and I will be attending the Media Preview Day at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. Though I just found out today from my Chicagonista friend/Editor MJ Tam that, as a blogger, I could have applied for a media pass, we actually got our tickets through a Groupon deal. Our visit will be timely, as last […]

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Today I received a letter in the mail from the Fertility Centers of Illinois, the clinic that we worked with during our Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) cycles in 2007. I was surprised to see the return address and joked with Bob as to what it might be about. As I slid the two page letter […]

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Tonight I have insomnia and was catching up on some blog reading when I read Mel’s post, which in turn drew my attention to Julya’s post about making a conscious effort to remember someone’s name, other than the shooter, who died on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. I love this idea. Thank you Julya and Mel. […]

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Wow

by Kathy on December 17, 2012 · 5 comments

in Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Sandy Hook, TV Shows

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We almost didn’t go to church this morning. It was the first Sunday in a while that Sean and I didn’t have Religious Education before mass and with the rainy weather here in Chicago, it just sounded nice to stay home. But something was pulling me there. I am so glad that Bob, Sean, Abby and […]

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You are Loved

by Kathy on December 9, 2012 · 4 comments

in Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Healing, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Poetry

On this night when we remember, you are loved. In our words and in our song, you are loved. With each candle that we light, you are loved. In our grief, in our memories, you are loved. With our courage and our hope, you are loved. Each time we speak your name, you are loved. We will […]

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