by Kathy on December 30, 2011 · 5 comments
in Balance, Blog Hops, Bob, Family, Friends, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Love, Memories, Resolutions, The Future, Time
Recently I came across and joined a group on Facebook called the Greater Chicagoland Blogger Meetup. Though I haven’t gotten to know many of the members yet, I appreciate the opportunity to connect with other local Chicago area bloggers. One of the women in the group posted a link this week to a meme on her blog with […]
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The Magic Room by Jeffrey Zaslow is my fourth BlogHer Book Club read and a truly extraordinary book. To say that I loved it, is an understatement. Reading The Magic Room reminded me of watching two of my favorite documentary style television shows: 60 Minutes and Real Sports. I love the way the correspondents and producers on those […]
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by Kathy on December 20, 2011 · 7 comments
in Abby, Blog Hops, Bob, Coping, Faith, Family, Friends, Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Our Home, Sean, Time Warp Tuesdays
*Please read the update about the next topic/scheduling for our next Time Warp Tuesday towards the end of this post. Thank you!* Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twelfth installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday here on Four of a Kind! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, here is the […]
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by Kathy on December 11, 2011 · 5 comments
in Bereavement, Coping, Faith, Family, Friends, Grief, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Song Lyrics
Earlier tonight I participated in a Candle Lighting sponsored by our local South Suburban Chapter of The Compassionate Friends. As many of you know, it is part of a much larger Worldwide Candle Lighting that takes place every year on the second Sunday in December at 7:00 p.m. around the globe. Though every year since […]
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by Kathy on December 3, 2011 · 8 comments
in Adoption, Background, Coping, Decisions, Family, Godparents, Grief, Hope, Love, Molly, Pain, Peace, The Future
*I’ve added an update at the end of this post.* This week I have gotten a taste of what it feels like to be on “the other side.” The other side being a place where loved ones wait for news and do their best to show their love and support for those they care deeply […]
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by Kathy on December 1, 2011 · 4 comments
in Bereavement, Faith, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Infertility, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Pain, Peace, Time, Waiting
7 years ago today we experienced our first miscarriage. 7 years ago today we lost our pregnancy innocence. 7 years ago today our first dream of having another child close in age to our son died. 7 years ago today we tried to understand why. 7 years ago today we tried to accept what had […]
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