by Kathy on October 15, 2012 · 15 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Coping, Dreams, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Hope, Infertility, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Miscarriage, Molly, October 15, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Resolution, Secondary Infertility, Time
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 […]
by Kathy on October 9, 2012 · 7 comments
in Abby, ALI Community, Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Blog Hops, Bob, Coping, Dreams, Family, Frozen Embryos, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, IVF, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Luck, Molly, Odds, Optimism, Pregnancy Loss, Quotes, Sean, Secondary Infertility, Siblings, Time Warp Tuesdays
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 […]
by Kathy on October 7, 2012 · 7 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Bob, Coping, Dreams, Family, Friends, Grief, Healing, Journey, Life, Loss, Molly, Pregnancy Loss, Running, Sean
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 […]
by Kathy on October 3, 2012 · 4 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Bob, Coping, Decisions, Frustration, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Molly, MOPS, Our Home, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Quotes, Running, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the ninth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. September was a whirlwind for me and my family — from the Chicago Teachers Union Strike to planning and pulling […]
by Kathy on September 24, 2012 · 18 comments
in Background, Birthdays, Blessed, Family, Friends, Happiness, Life, Memories, Milestones, Perfect Moments, Planning
It’s the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from September with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regular readers of my blog may have noticed in recent weeks that things have been rather quiet around here. I haven’t been posting, reading or commenting as much as I […]
by Kathy on September 13, 2012 · 0 comments
in 9/11, Coping, Decisions, Family, Friends, Life, Loss, Memories, The Today Voice, Time
It’s Thursday! Which means it my day to write about this week’s prompt over at The Today Voice. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm since we launched our new writing project in July. I especially appreciate those of you have taken time to comment on my posts over there and share your thoughts on the prompts […]