by Kathy on January 30, 2012 · 17 comments
in Abby, Background, Bob, Decisions, Family, Happiness, Infertility, Life, Loss, Molly, Sean, The Future
I wrote this post a few months ago, but wasn’t ready to share it until now. I think this partly because when I wrote it I believed what I was saying whole-heartedly. And then a little while later I didn’t. Re-reading this periodically became a gage for me to see where I stood on the […]
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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from January with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last month one of my cousins died. We were close in age. Sadly, I never got to meet her in person. But in many ways I have been mourning the […]
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Awhile back I found out that Carly Dudley from Christian’s Beach was emailing high quality .jpg files of the pictures she takes of bereaved families’ children’s names in the sand to those who requested them for a small fee. I realized since our baby girl Molly’s name was written over three years ago, within the first few months Carly and her […]
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by Kathy on January 14, 2012 · 17 comments
in Bereavement, Coping, Family, Gatekeeping, Grief, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Pain, Peace, Suicide Prevention, The Future
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. In 2011 I lost two loved ones to suicide. I realize that there is likely nothing I could have done to change the outcome of their lives, but it is […]
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by Kathy on December 30, 2011 · 5 comments
in Balance, Blog Hops, Bob, Family, Friends, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Love, Memories, Resolutions, The Future, Time
Recently I came across and joined a group on Facebook called the Greater Chicagoland Blogger Meetup. Though I haven’t gotten to know many of the members yet, I appreciate the opportunity to connect with other local Chicago area bloggers. One of the women in the group posted a link this week to a meme on her blog with […]
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The Magic Room by Jeffrey Zaslow is my fourth BlogHer Book Club read and a truly extraordinary book. To say that I loved it, is an understatement. Reading The Magic Room reminded me of watching two of my favorite documentary style television shows: 60 Minutes and Real Sports. I love the way the correspondents and producers on those […]
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