by Kathy on March 13, 2013 · 7 comments
in Blessed, Change, Expectations, Faith, Game Changers, Hope, Optimism, Peace, Poetry, The Future
When Abby and I were driving home this morning from Beverly Bodyworks, where I taught a Step Aerobics class and she played in the childcare room with friends, I was listening to CNN on XM Radio and heard that the smoke was due within 45 minutes to an hour from the last vote of the […]
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by Kathy on March 12, 2013 · 2 comments
in Change, Faith, Game Changers, Hope, Memories, Optimism, Song Lyrics, The Future, The Past, Transitions, Waiting
“Extra omnes.” Everyone out. Let the election of the new pope begin. Pray for the cardinals. One of my Catholic friends shared these words on Facebook this morning and it was one of many things that struck me about today, the first day of the conclave to elect the next pope. I have been praying. […]
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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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by Kathy on February 6, 2013 · 1 comment
in Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Bob, Chicago, Coping, Decisions, Faith, Family, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Signs, Social Media, The Past, Time, Vacations
This Friday Bob and I will be attending the Media Preview Day at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. Though I just found out today from my Chicagonista friend/Editor MJ Tam that, as a blogger, I could have applied for a media pass, we actually got our tickets through a Groupon deal. Our visit will be timely, as last […]
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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 […]
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by Kathy on December 31, 2012 · 10 comments
in Balance, Family, Friends, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Memories, Resolutions, The Future, The Past, Therapy, Time, Writing
Last year I participated in a year-end blog meme, Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. As luck would have it, I even got to meet the woman/fellow blogger (from Ups and Downs of a Yoga Mom), who introduced me to the meme […]
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