by Kathy on February 27, 2019 · 0 comments
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Sunday, 3-3-96 5:00 PM Somewhere in the UK 11:00 AM E-Town I walked through a waterfall today! Very cool! ☺︎ I was “Gorge Walking” for my last activity on our ISA/Butler Adventure Weekend in Wales… What an awesome experience! We had to gear up in wet suits, coats, pants, boots, life jackets, & helmets — […]
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by Kathy on February 25, 2019 · 0 comments
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Saturday, 3-2-96 9:30 PM Llangolen, Wales 3:30 PM E-Town Today was a full day! It was a good day. It was a natural high & a great tide-r-over of camp! Breakfast was yummy & filling! Then we were off to Hillwalking! We must have hiked about 9 miles! We hiked from the hostel to this […]
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by Kathy on February 22, 2019 · 4 comments
in Anxiety, Bereavement, Coping, Courage, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, Grace, Grief, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Pain, Peace, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Social Media, Suicide Prevention
Repeat after me, “It’s not my fault.” But, I get it. When someone we care about dies by suicide, it’s natural to wonder. Every time I’ve lost a loved one to suicide, including this week, I find myself going there. What if I’d called or texted them that day (or closer to when it happened) […]
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by Kathy on February 19, 2019 · 0 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Communication, Coping, Exercise, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Grace, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Music, Peace, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Social Media, Song Lyrics, Suicide Prevention, Theater, Time, Triggers
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fifteenth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. It’s been about 5 months since we last did some Gatekeeping here. Yesterday I learned that an old/hometown friend lost her battle […]
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by Kathy on February 15, 2019 · 1 comment
in Abby, Anticipation, Background, Bereavement, Books, Coping, Expectations, Forgiveness, Friends, Grief, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Sean, The Future, The Past, Time, Travel, Vacations
I started over with Book 1 in early November 2018, after not getting past Book 3 in early 2012, when Sean read all 7. Abby had started reading them a bit before then and was already on Book 3. I caught up quickly and we’ve tried to keep pace with each other ever since, though […]
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by Kathy on February 10, 2019 · 0 comments
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Friday, 3-1-96 3:04 PM Shrewsbury, England 9:04 PM E-Town On the way to the ISA “Adventure Weekend”… Just had the yummiest lunch at a quaint restaurant called “Poppy’s!” I had a toasted cheese sandwich w/ ham & salami, a Coke, and a Banana Split! Yum-yum tasty meal! We stopped in this little town called Shrewsbury […]
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