by Kathy on September 11, 2017 · 0 comments
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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 2, 2017 · 1 comment
in Bereavement, Blessed, Blogging, Chicago, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, LTYM, Memories, Miscarriage, Mother's Day, Neonatal Death, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Reality, Secondary Infertility, Theater, Writing
You read that right. This is about LTYM Chicago 2016. I started writing sometime after the show, one year ago yesterday, about the incredible experience that was Listen to Your Mother Chicago 2016. I would add things to it now and then, getting pretty far with my post, but never finished or shared it until […]
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by Kathy on April 18, 2017 · 1 comment
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Definition of PRANA plural -s : a life breath or vital principle in Vedic and later Hindu religion : any of the three or more vital currents : the principle of life moving in the human body Origin and Etymology of PRANA Sanskrit prāṇa, literally, breath, from pra- before, forward + aniti he breathes — […]
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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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by Kathy on December 30, 2016 · 4 comments
in Abby, Babies Benson, Communication, Coping, Ectopic, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Miscarriage, Molly, Neonatal Death, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Reality, Relationships, Sean, Siblings, Time, Transitions
I was walking up the stairs to check on them, when I overheard Abby tell her friend (who was over for their first playdate, at our home) that she wanted to talk about her sister in Heaven. I paused on the stairs and quietly listened to the conversation that followed. Abby explained that her sister […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2016 · 0 comments
in Anticipation, Birthdays, Blessed, Change, Chicago, Communication, Courage, Decisions, Dreams, Family, Friends, Happiness, Hope, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Milestones, Parenting, Planning, Relationships, School, Sean, Siblings, The Future, The Past, Time, Transitions, Vacations
You. Are. A. Teenager. Holy Cow! And… The Cubs made the playoffs/are predicted to win the World Series! Two things I am not sure if I believed would ever happen… Okay, I knew, or should I say hoped, you’d see this day eventually, as much as you don’t care for the number 13. I just […]
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