Decisions

A Rookie Mistake

by Kathy on June 29, 2013 · 6 comments

in Communication, Decisions, Mistakes, Perinatal Hospice, Writing

When I wrote and shared my first Letter to the Editor of The New York Times last week, I was unaware that they will not publish letters which have already been published somewhere else, including on the web. I realize now that may have been a significant factor, a long with the length (550 words), in their […]

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Abortion and Perinatal Hospice

by Kathy on June 21, 2013 · 10 comments

in Communication, Coping, Decisions, Family, Loss, Love, Molly, Perinatal Hospice, Pregnancy

I sent this Letter to the Editor of the New York Times today, after a loved one brought the Op/Ed “My Abortion, at 23 Weeks” by Judy Nicastro to my attention. TO THE EDITOR: Re “My Abortion, at 23 Weeks” (op/ed, June 21): Judy Nicastro makes a compelling and heartfelt case for why her husband and […]

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Time Warp Tuesday: Decisions

by Kathy on June 11, 2013 · 8 comments

in Blog Hops, Decisions, Family, Infertility, Journey, Life, Loss, Time Warp Tuesdays

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the 32nd installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are […]

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The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption

by Kathy on May 9, 2013 · 15 comments

in Adoption, ALI Community, Background, Blog Hops, Book Tours, Books, Communication, Decisions, Expectations, Family, Inspiration, Journey, Loss, Love, Parenting, Planning, Relationships, Sensativity

Greetings and welcome to this stop on the The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption Book Tour! This is my fifth time participating in a book tour. My previous experiences were with Eat, Pray, Love, Life from Scratch, A Gift of Time and The Sound of Hope. For those of you not familiar with book tours, they are essentially online book clubs. […]

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Secondary Infertility Stories: Just One More…

by Kathy on April 24, 2013 · 11 comments

in ALI Community, Coping, Decisions, Expectations, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, ICSI, Infertility, Inspiration, IUI, IVF, Love, Memories, Odds, Parenting, Planning, RE, Relationships, Resolution, Secondary Infertility, Secondary Infertility Stories, Siblings, Sperm, TTC, Writing

For awhile I have thought it would be interesting and helpful, especially for those still in the trenches who want more children, to profile other families who have dealt with secondary infertility. Many of these people I got to know during our journey through secondary infertility (via community forums and/or blogs). Being able to share […]

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On Marriage Equality

by Kathy on March 26, 2013 · 31 comments

in Background, Change, Decisions, Faith, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Infertility, Life, Love, Marriage, Reality, Relationships

I have wanted to write about this here for a while and this week, being so pivotal in the United States Supreme Court, seemed to be the right time for me to do so. I haven’t always believed in marriage equality and I am the first to admit that. The idea made me uncomfortable, especially […]

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