Loss

Do Goldfish Go to Heaven?

by Kathy on January 9, 2013 · 10 comments

in Abby, Coping, Faith, Loss, Molly, Sadness, Sean

This one of the many questions we have been discussing with Sean and Abby since our first family pet, Nemo the Goldfish, died last Thursday. Nemo appeared to be sick or not himself for a few days. It was strange and sad to essentially watch him die and to have an ongoing conversation with our […]

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It’s (almost) the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from December with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. I look forward to participating in this blog hop/writing exercise hosted by my friend, and soon to be published author, every month and this month is no exception! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On October 6th […]

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Tonight I have insomnia and was catching up on some blog reading when I read Mel’s post, which in turn drew my attention to Julya’s post about making a conscious effort to remember someone’s name, other than the shooter, who died on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. I love this idea. Thank you Julya and Mel. […]

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Wow

by Kathy on December 17, 2012 · 5 comments

in Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Sandy Hook, TV Shows

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We almost didn’t go to church this morning. It was the first Sunday in a while that Sean and I didn’t have Religious Education before mass and with the rainy weather here in Chicago, it just sounded nice to stay home. But something was pulling me there. I am so glad that Bob, Sean, Abby and […]

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Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-sixth 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 […]

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