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 10, 2019 · 0 comments
in Background, Communication, Diversions, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, London Semester Journals, Memories, Movies, School, Travel, Writing
Friday, 3-1-96 3:04 PM Shrewsbury, England 9:04 PM E-Town On the way to the ISA “Adventure Weekend”… Just had the yummiest lunch at a quaint restaurant called “Poppy’s!” I had a toasted cheese sandwich w/ ham & salami, a Coke, and a Banana Split! Yum-yum tasty meal! We stopped in this little town called Shrewsbury […]
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by Kathy on December 31, 2018 · 0 comments
in Accountability, Anxiety, Background, Birthdays, Blessed, breast care, Change, Coping, Family, Friends, Frustration, Game Changers, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Mindfullness, Mistakes, Organization, Our Home, Parenting, Planning, Priorities, Relationships, Resolutions, The Past, Therapy, Time, Travel, Vacations, Writing
7 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. Ever since I did this writing exercise those two years, […]
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by Kathy on December 10, 2018 · 0 comments
in Diversions, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, London Semester Journals, Loss, Memories, Music, Travel, TV Shows, Writing
Tuesday, 2-20-96 10:32 PM London 4:32 PM E-Town Grampa Jack may have had a stroke. Mom e-mailed me this today… This saddens me & it hurts me to know he is suffering this way. After what happened w/ Grampa Robert (R.I.P.) & the time he spent at the nursing home… I just want Grampa Jack […]
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by Kathy on December 9, 2018 · 0 comments
in Communication, Coping, Diversions, Exercise, Faith, Family, Fear, Friends, London Semester Journals, Memories, Relationships, School, Writing
Monday, 2-19-9612:41 PM London6:41 AM E-Town Another bomb was just reported to have gone off in central London, by the Strand, near Covent Garden. This is the 2nd bomb in the past 9 days… The 1st being the IRA bomb at Docklands last Friday night. But, there has been no claims, as of yet, for […]
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