by Kathy on December 16, 2012 · 2 comments
in Bereavement, Coping, Decisions, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Holidays, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Sadness, Sandy Hook, Song Lyrics
We almost didn’t go to church this morning. It was the first Sunday in a while that Sean and I didn’t have Religious Education before mass and with the rainy weather here in Chicago, it just sounded nice to stay home. But something was pulling me there. I am so glad that Bob, Sean, Abby and […]
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by Kathy on December 12, 2012 · 2 comments
in Blessed, Faith, Family, Friends, Happiness, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Love, MOPS
Two and a half months ago I wrote a post here asking you to “Life Up Your Hearts for Ray.” It is with much joy that I get to share with you tonight, RAY IS HOME! About an hour ago Ray’s wife/my friend Amanda posted one of the most simple and unbelievably awesome status updates on […]
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by Kathy on December 11, 2012 · 7 comments
in Abby, Background, Birthdays, Blog Hops, Bob, Change, Coping, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Healing, Holidays, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Sean, Siblings, Then and Now, Time Warp Tuesdays, Writing
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-sixth 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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by Kathy on December 6, 2012 · 23 comments
in Balance, BlogHer, Change, Exercise, Expectations, Faith, Family, Life, Our Home, Resolutions
I was compensated for my participation in Coca-Cola’s Balanced Living Workshop, but my thoughts and views are my own. Next week I get to participate in a Balanced Living Workshop, here in Chicago, hosted by Coca-Cola, and the timing couldn’t be better. The holiday season can be wonderful, busy and overwhelming at times. When I […]
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Today my family and I received a special delivery from Jennifer of Still Life with Crockpot. It was the loaf of chocolate chip banana bread that I bid on and won as part of A Half-Baked Life’s recent “Bake a Difference” auction/fundraiser benefitting the United Way Hurricane Sandy Recovery Fund. My kids and I couldn’t wait to […]
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It’s the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from November with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a few years of hearing about other families and their elves on their shelves, we decided to jump on the bandwagon. We introduced the idea to our kids last […]
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