by Kathy on August 22, 2013 · 2 comments
in Anxiety, Bob, Embryo Transfer (ET), Family, Food, Hope, Infertility, IVF, IVF #2 (second try), Memories, Molly, Secondary Infertility, TTC
This morning I was at the grocery store picking up a few things we needed. While there I noticed they had beautiful, fresh-cut gladiolus flowers for sale. Gladiolus flowers are among my favorites, especially since the summer of 1997, when I lived in a small town in Illinois called Momence, where I served as Recreation Director. […]
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by Kathy on June 8, 2013 · 2 comments
in Accountability, Exercise, Family, Food, Healing, Hope, Life, Love, Our Home, Spring Shed
Welcome to the twelfth check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]
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Thank you so much to everyone who supported our family and everyone who is a part of Team Caring Connection on Sunday and in the days leading up to the Running for Hope 5k Run/Fun Walk benefiting Advocate Children’s Hospital (including their Bereavement Program) and our local Ronald McDonald House! It was a cold and overcast morning, but our hearts were warm and […]
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by Kathy on June 1, 2013 · 3 comments
in Babies Benson, Faith, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Molly, Running, Team Caring Connection
The big day is almost here! After months of dreaming, praying, planning, fundraising, training and t-shirt designing/ordering/sorting/distributing the time has come to “Run for Hope and to Remember Our Babies” as part of Team Caring Connection tomorrow/Sunday, June 2nd at 8:00 a.m. in the Running for Hope 5k Run/Fun Walk benefiting Advocate Children’s Hospital and our local Ronald McDonald House! Thank you so much to all […]
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by Kathy on April 24, 2013 · 11 comments
in ALI Community, Coping, Decisions, Expectations, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, ICSI, Infertility, Inspiration, IUI, IVF, Love, Memories, Odds, Parenting, Planning, RE, Relationships, Resolution, Secondary Infertility, Secondary Infertility Stories, Siblings, Sperm, TTC, Writing
For awhile I have thought it would be interesting and helpful, especially for those still in the trenches who want more children, to profile other families who have dealt with secondary infertility. Many of these people I got to know during our journey through secondary infertility (via community forums and/or blogs). Being able to share […]
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by Kathy on April 22, 2013 · 13 comments
in Coping, Family, Friends, Hope, Infertility, Journey, Loss, Miscarriage, NIAW, Odds, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Relationships, Secondary Infertility
“You are not a real mom until you have two kids.” Who says that? Especially to a person who is struggling to have another child! Sadly I know someone who did and they said it to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) and once again I am taking this opportunity to share about […]
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