Two years ago when I was in the home stretch of my pregnancy with our daughter and “rainbow baby” Abigail Grace, one of our OB’s told us that “September 17th (was) going to be a happy day!” That became my mantra in the weeks leading up to Abby’s birth, as I was very nervous and scared that somehow […]
by Kathy on September 14, 2011 · 4 comments
in ALI Community, Bereavement, Birthdays, Family, Grief, Healing, Holidays, Hope, Infertility, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Milestones, Molly, Peace
I am not sure how I didn’t know about or come across this website before today. I have been aware of Carly Marie’s breathtaking Names in the Sand ministry, in honor and memory of her son Christian, since soon after she began it 2008. It meant the world to me when Carly wrote our daughter Molly’s name in the […]
One of my cousins, who is a psychologist, recently sent me an email with the link to an ABC News article that she had received from the American Psychological Association (APA). The article was about a study that was done looking at the increased health risks to parents who have survived the death of one or more of […]
Slow Love by Dominique Browning is my third BlogHer Book Club read and my least favorite so far. It is the first book club selection that I chose to read that I thought was just okay. There were some good insights and tidbits to chew on, but as another reviewer @yesnofilms commented on Twitter and I […]
by Kathy on September 4, 2011 · 17 comments
in ALI Community, Background, Decisions, Fear, Gatekeeping, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Loss, Love, Memories, Pain, Peace, Song Lyrics, Suicide Prevention, The Future, Time
I was on Twitter recently and read that Suicide Prevention Week is September 4 – 10 (#suicidepreventionweek). I didn’t realize there was such a thing, but I am glad to know that now. I have had the idea for this post for over a year now, so finding out the significance of this week was the […]
15 years ago today I met the love of my life. I can still picture and remember so many details about the first time Bob and I were introduced, as I shared about in this post that I wrote three years ago. It has been a wonderful and crazy ride ever since. Though we have our moments, we […]