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) […]
“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! […]
by Kathy on September 14, 2013 · 0 comments
in Coping, Diversions, Fear, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Planning, Suicide Prevention, The Future, The Past
This a Bucket List. It is not necessarily My Bucket List. I came across this meme recently on Facebook. I thought it would be fun and interesting to try, kind of like a game of “I Never,” without the beer. Mortality has been on my mind this week. So thinking about things I haven’t done in life, […]
by Kathy on September 11, 2013 · 4 comments
in Anticipation, Cancer, Coping, Friends, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Pain, Relationships, Sadness, Song Lyrics
Updates at the bottom of this post. I can’t remember the last time I posted three times in one day or that I felt as sad as I do tonight. Writing is how I cope and process life, which I am trying to do now. Earlier this evening I read the latest Caring Bridge update from […]
On this 12th anniversary of September 11, 2001, I send my love, thoughts and prayers to all those who continue to grieve and carry on after losing loved ones that day, as well as everyone whose lives were touched and changed by the events that took place on 9/11. I have written a lot about […]
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the 35th installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are […]