Last week I found out that the planning committee for the upcoming Raising for Ray fundraiser, was looking for a few more volunteers. As I have shared here over the past year, my friend Amanda’s husband Ray, who recently received a heart transplant, has had quite a year fighting for his life. Ray has not been on […]
by Kathy on August 25, 2013 · 11 comments
in Abby, Family, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Sean, Siblings, Transitions
I remember your first day of Kindergarten, in September 2009. You were so excited and so were we! You chose to wear your “Life is Good – PB & J” t-shirt as you thought it would be fun for your classmates to know how much you like to eat PB & J sandwiches and so […]
by Kathy on August 13, 2013 · 4 comments
in Abby, Blog Hops, Bob, Coping, Family, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Molly, Peace, Sean, Siblings, Time, Time Warp Tuesdays
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the 34th 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 […]
I am trying to finish up my Time Warp Tuesday post about “peace,” but can’t stop thinking about and praying for Ray. As I shared via social media earlier today, my friend Amanda (who I got to know through participating in a MOPS group over the past four years) and her family got “the call” that […]
There was an awesome moment during the BlogHer’13 Anatomy of a Story panel on Saturday when Vikki said, “Everybody needs a gay… and so I always think about, when I write on my blog, that I’m the gay for people that don’t have one.” People started laughing and tweeting what she said, because it was a great […]
by Kathy on August 7, 2013 · 12 comments
in Accountability, BlogHer, Conferences, Expectations, Friends, Inspiration, Life, Quotes, Reality, Summer Camp, Writing
“You can’t boil the ocean, if you try to, your life/blog becomes generic.” ~ Maria Ross That is my biggest takeaway from BlogHer`13. I heard it towards the beginning of Pathfinder Day, in the Keynote One to One with Maria Ross and Lesley Pinckney. Maria, a brand strategist, author, speaker and brain aneurysm survivor, has so […]