by Kathy on April 17, 2019 · 0 comments
in Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Books, Change, Coping, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Siblings, The 17th, Time, Vacations
Happy 11th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Here we are again… Celebrating you, forever our baby girl, wondering what might’ve been, and making the best of what is. Today it’s been 11 (my lucky number) years since I held you. Your death certainly didn’t make me feel very lucky at the time, though I was/am forever […]
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by Kathy on March 27, 2019 · 0 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Birthdays, Blessed, Camp Algonquin, Communication, Coping, Exercise, Expectations, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Life, London Semester Journals, Memories, Milestones, Optimism, Quotes, Relationships, Sadness, School, The Past, Time, Writing
Wednesday, 3-6-96 12:27 AM London 6:27 PM E-Town (3-5-96) Well, I am 21 now! At least in England I am… I just talked to Mom & Dad! When they answered the phone and heard my voice they sang “Happy Birthday!” to me! They are so sweet… it was just so great to hear their voices! […]
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by Kathy on March 6, 2019 · 0 comments
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Tuesday, 3-4-96 11:39 PM London 5:39 PM E-Town GREAT MAIL DAY! I got 4 birthday cards! ☺︎ One from Meg, one from Gramma Dee & Grampa Jack, one from Cheryl, and one from Hillary Hunt (pictured below)! All special in their own way… and meant so much! ☺︎ I also got a ton of e-mails! […]
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by Kathy on February 22, 2019 · 4 comments
in Anxiety, Bereavement, Coping, Courage, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, Grace, Grief, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Pain, Peace, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Social Media, Suicide Prevention
Repeat after me, “It’s not my fault.” But, I get it. When someone we care about dies by suicide, it’s natural to wonder. Every time I’ve lost a loved one to suicide, including this week, I find myself going there. What if I’d called or texted them that day (or closer to when it happened) […]
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by Kathy on February 19, 2019 · 0 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Communication, Coping, Exercise, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Grace, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Music, Peace, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Social Media, Song Lyrics, Suicide Prevention, Theater, Time, Triggers
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fifteenth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. It’s been about 5 months since we last did some Gatekeeping here. Yesterday I learned that an old/hometown friend lost her battle […]
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by Kathy on February 15, 2019 · 1 comment
in Abby, Anticipation, Background, Bereavement, Books, Coping, Expectations, Forgiveness, Friends, Grief, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Sean, The Future, The Past, Time, Travel, Vacations
I started over with Book 1 in early November 2018, after not getting past Book 3 in early 2012, when Sean read all 7. Abby had started reading them a bit before then and was already on Book 3. I caught up quickly and we’ve tried to keep pace with each other ever since, though […]
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