Life

A friend who lost one of her twins one year ago today (the day after she was born) introduced me to this awesome quote about loss and what remains: “The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand, The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land, The music stops, […]

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It’s Thursday! Which means it my day to write about this week’s prompt over at The Today Voice. I continue to enjoy the experience of being “Thursday’s Voice” and appreciate your continued support and feedback about my posts since we launched this writing project in July. I especially appreciate those of you have taken time to comment on […]

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It’s been almost two weeks since I last posted here. I can’t remember the last time I went that long in between blog entries. One of my old friends even sent me a message this morning checking in to make sure that I was okay, since things had been so quiet around here. Thank you friend. […]

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About five years ago I had the idea to make a video in honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day which is observed annually on October 15th. Each year the date would near and I would day-dream about the the photo montage I had imagined, the songs I might use and what it […]

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Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-fourth installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! It has also been a little over a year since Time Warp Tuesdays began here on my blog and I am grateful to all those who have done the Time Warp with me! For those not […]

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Today was a big day for a lot of people in the Chicago area. For many it was a chance to chase their dream of running 26.2 miles in the Chicago Marathon or support loved ones who were attempting such an awesome feat. For those of us who have been spectators in the past, it […]

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