Coping

“It’s just like what happened on Lost,” he said. How had I not made that connection? It’s surreal in this day and age, with technology and resources we have available, that it is possible for a 777 plane, carrying 239 people on board, to just disappear. But that is the story being told in the […]

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The Sun is There

by Kathy on February 20, 2014 · 5 comments

in Coping, Faith, Hope, Life, Yoga

That’s what she told us as we centered ourselves on yoga mats at class this morning. Even when it’s cloudy, the sun is still there. Even when it’s raining. we know the sun is there, behind the clouds. Then she invited us to look inward and notice the flicker of light (however big or small) […]

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Ripping Off Bandaids

by Kathy on January 8, 2014 · 9 comments

in Anticipation, Coping, Family, Life, Reality

The longer we wait, it is often harder to psyche ourselves up to do. It’s been almost a month since I wrote a real blog post, other than sharing a photo or video with holiday greetings. That’s longest I have gone in over three years. My break from writing wasn’t intentional, at least not initially. […]

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Holding Her

by Kathy on December 10, 2013 · 12 comments

in Coping, Family, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Siblings, Signs

It’s been over 5 1/2 year since I last held Molly in my arms. Today I got to hold a special bear that weighs the same as Molly did, 4 lbs. 10 oz. It was awesome and surreal to hold our “Molly Bear” for the first time. She arrived late this afternoon, after a day that […]

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Detour

by Kathy on December 3, 2013 · 3 comments

in Coping, Grief, Journey, Just Write, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Writing

We were running a bit late, as we’d stayed home long enough for me to register her for a park district sports class. If we didn’t do it right at 9:00 a.m., she might not have gotten a spot. As we turned right off of our street, habitually following our daily route to her preschool, […]

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She was sharing their story again, one I have heard so many times and variations of in recent years, since they lost their first child and joined our group. It’s a sad story, but also one filled with love, hope and determination to build their family. This time she compared how it feels trying to […]

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