by Kathy on October 24, 2013 · 2 comments
in Bereavement, Cancer, Coping, Faith, Family, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Poetry, Sadness, Yoga
I decided to exercise on my own at home today, while the kids were at school. I used a Yoga Studio app, which I downloaded months ago, for the first time, doing the 60 minute Intermediate Combination routine. It was a peaceful practice for me and I felt good afterwards. As I sat on my mat, after […]
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by Kathy on October 11, 2013 · 4 comments
in Addiction, Bereavement, Coping, Friends, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Memories, Pain, Quotes, Relationships, Sadness, TV Shows
I haven’t watched Glee regularly in a while. But there was no way I was going to miss tonight’s episode, honoring the life and memory of Cory Montieth (1982 – 2013), who played Finn Hudson on the show. In fact, I watched it twice in a row. The first time, just to experience it, as I almost […]
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I am feeling off today and appreciate the sentiment on this plaque, which I bought at a craft fair last month. Wishing you peace and courage wherever this finds you, on this World Mental Health Day or any other day of the year.
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Double digits! Fourth grade! A decade in our life and family… Ten years ago today you made me a mom. Actually, you made me a mother from the moment your father and I first found out we were pregnant with you in January 2003. I will never forget how happy we were to see our […]
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by Kathy on September 30, 2013 · 6 comments
in Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Music, Perfect Moments, Poetry, Writing
My mom calls them peak life experiences and my friend Lori refers to them as perfect moments. Either way, last night was filled with them. I spent a rare evening with just my mom and dad. We ate at one of my favorite hometown restaurants, Prairie Moon. I ordered my favorite meal there (of course) […]
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“September 17th is going to be a happy day!” That was my mantra four years ago, as we anxiously awaited your birth, our “rainbow baby.” After such a long journey to try to have another living child and a sibling for your big brother Sean, you arrived, as planned, via a scheduled c-section that day! […]
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