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 November 18, 2018 · 0 comments
in Books, Communication, Courage, Diversions, Dreams, Faith, Friends, Happiness, Hope, London Semester Journals, Memories, Relationships, TV Shows, Writing
Wednesday, 1-31-96 11:08 PM London 5:08 PM E-Town Well, after almost a month here in London, I feel pretty nearly where I belong… I was gonna say “pretty nearly perfectly happy,” to quote Anne of Green Gables… but what is perfect?! Well, I went to the Canoe Polo trials & decided not to try out […]
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by Kathy on October 17, 2018 · 0 comments
in Bereavement, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Fear, Game Changers, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Mental Health, Pain, Podcasts, Relationships, Therapy, Writing
“Creation for me is the antidote to despair.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert I follow Elizabeth “Liz” Gilbert on Instagram and saw her post this morning about a new podcast, The Ted Interview, for which she was the first guest. Though I haven’t seen a ton of Ted Talks, I get so much out of them when I take the […]
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by Kathy on October 16, 2018 · 0 comments
in Communication, Courage, Family, Grace, Grey's Anatomy, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Planning, Relationships, Sean, TV Shows
Yeah, I still watch Grey’s Anatomy. I caught up on last Thursday’s episode this morning, watching via an app on my phone, while getting things done around the house. Side note: How futuristic would that sound to teenage me, who made mixtapes to listen to on my boom box and Walkman?! Once again, the writers […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2018 · 0 comments
in Birthdays, Change, Chicago, Courage, Decisions, Disappointment, Dreams, Faith, Family, Friends, Grace, Happiness, Hope, Life, Love, Memories, Milestones, School, Sean, Siblings, Song Lyrics, Theater, Time, Transitions, TV Shows, Vacations
You’re fifteen for a moment, caught in between ten and twenty… You probably don’t know this song reference, but we’ll remedy that today. 15. Years. Old. Say what? When did that happen?! I remember this toddler, who loved all things trains, said “Choo-Choo!” often, and would drop everything when he heard the sound of “ding-dings” going down, […]
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by Kathy on September 29, 2018 · 4 comments
in Anxiety, Background, Before I Blogged, Bob, Communication, Coping, Courage, Expectations, Family, Frustration, Healing, Hope, Life, Listening, Love, Marriage, Memories, Pain, Relationships, Sadness, Sensativity, The Past, Time, Triggers
I was angry, really angry. And sad. It had been a long and exhausting day. As a WAHM/SAHM, I was able to watch much of the coverage on TV, and thus had been engrossed with what was happening all day. It was triggering for me, as it was for so many women. Me too. I’d […]
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