by Kathy on September 14, 2011 · 4 comments
in ALI Community, Bereavement, Birthdays, Family, Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Infertility, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Milestones, Molly, Peace
I am not sure how I didn’t know about or come across this website before today. I have been aware of Carly Marie’s breathtaking Names in the Sand ministry, in honor and memory of her son Christian, since soon after she began it 2008. It meant the world to me when Carly wrote our daughter Molly’s name in the […]
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by Kathy on September 11, 2011 · 4 comments
in 9/11, Background, Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Inspiration, Loss, Memories, Milestones, Peace, Time, Writing
Like so many of you, today as we mark the 10th Anniversary of that fateful time in our nation’s history I have a heavy heart. It’s hard to believe that ten years have come and gone since “the day the world changed.” I know I will never forget my experience on September 11, 2001 and […]
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by Kathy on September 4, 2011 · 17 comments
in ALI Community, Background, Decisions, Fear, Gatekeeping, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Memories, Pain, Peace, Song Lyrics, Suicide Prevention, The Future, Time
I was on Twitter recently and read that Suicide Prevention Week is September 4 – 10 (#suicidepreventionweek). I didn’t realize there was such a thing, but I am glad to know that now. I have had the idea for this post for over a year now, so finding out the significance of this week was the […]
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by Kathy on August 30, 2011 · 5 comments
in Abby, Background, Bob, Books, Decisions, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Infertility, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Molly, Peace, Sean, The Future, Time
Today the kids and I did something that I have been wanting to do for awhile, but had not found the time to fit into our busy schedule over the past six months, especially in light of our recent move. This morning after I taught my “Yoga Sculpt” class at the neighborhood church where I […]
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I am typing this through my tears of joy… Though I got “the news” that my friend Carolyn and her husband Sean’s new baby girls were born healthy earlier this month via text, not long after their birth, I have been looking forward to the day when I would be able to celebrate with them publicly. I […]
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by Kathy on August 17, 2011 · 9 comments
in Adoption, Background, Bereavement, Family, Grief, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Quotes, Social Media
When I first heard that my friend Lori, from Write Mind Open Heart, was going to be “live tweeting” the funeral of the husband of fellow blogger Melissa, from Full Circle, I had mixed feelings. Though I knew that Lori had gotten Melissa’s permission and blessing to do so, my initial reaction was cynical and I questioned if […]
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