Earlier tonight I participated in a Candle Lighting sponsored by our local South Suburban Chapter of The Compassionate Friends. As many of you know, it is part of a much larger Worldwide Candle Lighting that takes place every year on the second Sunday in December at 7:00 p.m. around the globe. Though every year since […]
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I did it! Today is the last day of NaBloPoMo and with this post I have completed my goal of posting once a day, everyday, for the month of November! I’ve written more posts this month than I wrote in all of last year! I found through participating in NaBloPoMo, though I have also noticed this in the past, that […]
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This morning Bob, the kids and I attended a mass and reception in honor of the 25th anniversary of the ordination of a priest that Bob knew from high school. He was one of Bob’s favorite teachers and Bob has always loved hearing his sermons. During the man of honor’s homily today he told a […]
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This weekend we have started putting up Christmas decorations in our new home. It is starting to feel more like wintertime. Usually while preparing our home for the holidays we play Christmas songs to help us get into the spirit of the season. This year it has been especially nice that our son Sean has […]
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who still remember. It means so much to me and other bereaved parents to know that, especially as more and more time passes since the deaths of our children. Last night Bob and I were watching the Chicago evening news when we happened to see an amusing story about a couple that got a flat […]
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It is Day 18 of NaBloPoMo and I have hit some kind of lull or funk. Its not that I don’t have enough ideas for what to write about here, its that I am just not *feeling it.* I have a list of topics that I am looking forward to exploring, but today I do not […]
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