Faith

Running for Hope Eve

by Kathy on June 1, 2013 · 3 comments

in Babies Benson, Faith, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Molly, Running, Team Caring Connection

The big day is almost here! After months of dreaming, praying, planning, fundraising, training and t-shirt designing/ordering/sorting/distributing the time has come to “Run for Hope and to Remember Our Babies” as part of Team Caring Connection tomorrow/Sunday, June 2nd at 8:00 a.m. in the Running for Hope 5k Run/Fun Walk benefiting Advocate Children’s Hospital and our local Ronald McDonald House! Thank you so much to all […]

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My MRI Experience

by Kathy on May 23, 2013 · 7 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, Coping, Diversions, Expectations, Faith, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Injections, MRI, Relaxation

I have been trying to write this post for a few days now, but it has just been one of those weeks… I happy to report that survived my MRI on Monday! Not that there was much doubt that I would, but as with so many things in life, the anticipation turned out to be worse […]

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Spring Shed: Week Nine

by Kathy on May 17, 2013 · 1 comment

in Abby, Accountability, Blog Hops, Bob, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Life, Molly, Sean, Spring Shed, Writing

Welcome to the ninth check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]

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A (belated) Special and Inclusive Mother’s Day Blessing

by Kathy on May 15, 2013 · 6 comments

in Faith, Family, Holidays, Infertility, Inspiration, Loss, Mother's Day, Pregnancy Loss, Secondary Infertility, Sensativity

One of my newer blogging friends Em, from Teach Me to Braid, shared a beautiful and moving post earlier this month, called Church, about her efforts to raise awareness at her church about members who might find holidays such as Mother’s and Father’s Day difficult, as well as attending baptisms/dedications, because they are struggling with […]

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Spring Shed: Week Eight

by Kathy on May 10, 2013 · 2 comments

in Accountability, Change, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Spring Shed, Writing

Welcome to the eighth check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]

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Gatekeeping (10th Edition)

by Kathy on May 3, 2013 · 5 comments

in Communication, Coping, Faith, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Inspiration, Life, Loss, LTYM, Suicide Prevention

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the tenth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. It’s been seven months since we last did some Gatekeeping here, much too long for sure. I thought about it often, […]