A little over a month ago I got an email from BlogHer about the theme for July’s NaBloPoMo. I was curious, so clicked through and read Mel’s post introducing the theme and another that included prompts for each day. This was not the time for me to be considering committing to post every day for a […]
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One week from tomorrow I will be leaving on a jet plane for my first BlogHer annual conference in NYC. I am excited and nervous being a “newbie.” I am trying to go into this experience with an open mind and few expectations. There have been a slew of great posts written recently (and in the past) […]
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Thank you for your continued support of and enthusiasm for my fellow writers and me at The Today Voice since we launched our new writing project this month. I especially appreciate those of you have taken time to comment on my posts over there and share your thoughts on the prompts each week here and/or there. The prompt […]
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by Kathy on July 8, 2012 · 13 comments
in Abby, Bob, Coping, Exercise, Family, Friends, Happiness, Holidays, NaBloPoMo, Sean, Vacations
Awhile back I shared about some of the “places” I go when I need a vacation (sometimes physically and more often mentally). Over the past week I got to spend time with my family in a magical place in Michigan that holds many special childhood memories for my husband. We rode bikes, jet skis, speed boats, […]
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by Kathy on July 1, 2012 · 14 comments
in Background, Before I Blogged, Camp Echo, Coping, Family, Friends, Happiness, Life, Memories, NaBloPoMo, Planning, Relationships, Song Lyrics, Summer Camp, Writing
It’s the first day of NaBloPoMo for July and the theme is Kids. One of the main reasons I signed up to participate this time around is that I really like the prompts that Melissa Ford came up with and am excited to write about many of them. Since we don’t get prompts for the weekend days (and I likely […]
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by Kathy on June 27, 2012 · 4 comments
in Abby, ALI Community, Blessed, BlogHer, Bob, Coping, Diversions, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Infertility, Loss, Pain, Planning, Sean, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the sixth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. 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 […]
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