Loss

I am happy to share that my second BlogHer Book Club Review for A Good Hard Look by Ann Napolitano has been posted on BlogHer today! Here is a little preview of what I thought about the book: A Good Hard Look is a story about expectations and the people we encounter, as well as the experiences we have, which help […]

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When I first heard that my friend Lori, from Write Mind Open Heart, was going to be “live tweeting” the funeral of the husband of fellow blogger Melissa, from Full Circle, I had mixed feelings. Though I knew that Lori had gotten Melissa’s permission and blessing to do so, my initial reaction was cynical and I questioned if […]

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We have all lost friends and loved ones throughout our lives. It isn’t easy to let go of those who have meant so much to us. Some relationships come and go because the circumstances of our worlds change (such as our jobs, where we live or the addition of new family members). Some connections seem to fade […]

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Exhale Magazine‘s Summer 2011 Issue is here! This issue’s theme focuses on “Time as the Enemy. Time as the Friend.” I am excited that a review I wrote about my friend Carolyn Savage and her husband Sean’s book Inconceivable is among those featured in this current issue. For those of you not familiar with Exhale, it is an online […]

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I am very excited to share that my first BlogHer Book Club Review for The Beach Trees by Karen White has been posted on BlogHer today! Here is a little preview of what I thought about the book: Have you lost a loved one? I believe that those who have will really be able to connect with and find solace in […]

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Our Box of Memories

by Kathy on July 12, 2011 · 4 comments

in Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Our Home, Quotes, Time

For years they have been on a shelf in Sean and Abby’s bedroom closet. Today I managed to fit most of our mementos related to our baby girl Molly into this box. I find that very bittersweet, that a life could be so short that you can fit all those special things into just one […]

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