by Kathy on April 17, 2018 · 1 comment
in Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Change, Coping, Family, Grief, Healing, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Siblings, The 17th, Time, Vacations
Happy 10th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Double Digits. Two candles (a one and a zero) this year at your grave, instead of on a birthday cake. How has it been ten years? So much time has passed since we held you. So much time has passed since you left this world. For so long, your […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2017 · 0 comments
in Birthdays, Blessed, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Parenting, Relationships, School, Sean, Siblings, Time, Transitions
Stop the world Take a picture Try to capture To ensure this moment lasts We’re still in it, but in a minute – That’s the limit – and this present will be past ~ Sankoff and Hein (Come from Away) As you enter this second year of being a teen, I find myself wanting to […]
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by Kathy on September 17, 2017 · 0 comments
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Seriously?! How is it possible that you are now eight? I can still remember getting settled into our pre-op room at Christ Hospital, before the c-section to deliver you. I recall how many times I repeated our doctor’s mantra for us, “September 17th is going to be a happy day!” I was afraid to believe […]
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by Kathy on September 11, 2017 · 0 comments
in 9/11, Bereavement, Change, Coping, Grief, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Reality, The Past, Time
16 years later, I remember. I remember where I was, what I was doing, and how I heard the news. I will never forget that day, the lives that were lost, and how our world changed. In April, Sean and I visited the Pentagon Memorial with his 7th grade class on their trip to […]
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by Kathy on May 18, 2017 · 2 comments
in Bereavement, Blessed, Blogging, Communication, Coping, Exercise, Family, Food, Friends, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Mental Health, Pain, Parenting, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Sensativity, Suicide Prevention, Writing
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the thirteenth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. It’s been almost another two years since we last did some Gatekeeping here. And again, I can hardly believe I let that […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2017 · 0 comments
in Anxiety, Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Coping, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Parenting, Peace, Sadness, Siblings, Time, Triggers, Writing
Happy 9th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Another year around the sun. Another year since you were here. It’s been 9 years since I carried you. 9 years since you were born and died. 9 years since your family held you in our arms. And no matter how much time passes, you are never far from […]
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