Gratitude

38 Special

by Kathy on March 6, 2013 · 21 comments

in Abby, Balance, Birthdays, Blessed, Bob, Coping, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Life, Love, Marriage, Molly, Peace, Relationships, Sean, Song Lyrics

It’s a clever band name and the number of years I am celebrating on this earth today, my 38th birthday! “Special K” is also a nickname that an old friend gave me 20 years ago. In many ways I am exactly where I imagined and hoped I would be at this age and stage of […]

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Bigelow Tea: Heartwarming Moments

by Kathy on February 18, 2013 · 10 comments

in AFP, Bereavement, Collective Bias, Coping, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Gratitude, Loss, Memories, Our Home, Planning, Relationships, Reviews, Social Fabric, Social Media, Writing

I recently was invited to join an online community of bloggers who enjoying shopping and sharing about our experiences. The community is called Social Fabric®, which is a division of Collective Bias®. One of the perks of being a part of Social Fabric® is the opportunity to apply for “shoppertunities.” These are social shopper insight […]

Tagged as: #AmericasTea, Bigelow Tea, Walmart

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Time Warp Tuesday: Heart

by Kathy on February 12, 2013 · 5 comments

in Background, Blog Hops, Camp Echo, Coping, Exercise, Expectations, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Journey, Life, Memories, Peace, Summer Camp, The Past, Time Warp Tuesdays, Vacations

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-eighth 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 here […]

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On Nerves, Johnny Carson and Self Talk

by Kathy on February 9, 2013 · 6 comments

in Anxiety, Background, BlogHer, Chicago, Communication, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Hope, Journey, LTYM, Molly, Theater, Waiting, Writing

It’s the eve of my Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) Chicago audition. I feel excited and nervous. I imagine that I am not the only one in the Chicago area feeling this way tonight, as I know there are a lot of us preparing to put our words, our hearts and our souls out there for […]

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Perfect Moment Monday: You Never Know

by Kathy on January 28, 2013 · 7 comments

in Communication, Faith, Friends, Gratitude, Inspiration, MOPS, Perfect Moments

It’s the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from January with Lori from Lavender Luz (formerly known as Write Mind Open Heart). I look forward to participating in this blog hop/writing exercise hosted by my friend, and soon to be published author, every month. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of my friends gave her testimony […]

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Thank You Dr. Lederer

by Kathy on January 20, 2013 · 17 comments

in Bereavement, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, Life, Loss, Memories, Molly, RE, Sadness

Today I received a letter in the mail from the Fertility Centers of Illinois, the clinic that we worked with during our Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) cycles in 2007. I was surprised to see the return address and joked with Bob as to what it might be about. As I slid the two page letter […]