by Kathy on March 14, 2013 · 5 comments
in Bereavement, Coping, Family, Friends, Grief, Healing, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Pain, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Sandy Hook
It’s been three months since 26 people, mostly children, were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. As a bereaved mother I understand the significance these milestones, as we grieve the loss of our children and other loved ones. After our daughter Molly was born and died on April 17, 2008, […]
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by Kathy on March 12, 2013 · 2 comments
in Change, Faith, Game Changers, Hope, Memories, Optimism, Song Lyrics, The Future, The Past, Transitions, Waiting
“Extra omnes.” Everyone out. Let the election of the new pope begin. Pray for the cardinals. One of my Catholic friends shared these words on Facebook this morning and it was one of many things that struck me about today, the first day of the conclave to elect the next pope. I have been praying. […]
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by Kathy on February 18, 2013 · 10 comments
in AFP, Bereavement, Collective Bias, Coping, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Gratitude, Loss, Memories, Our Home, Planning, Relationships, Reviews, Social Fabric, Social Media, Writing
I recently was invited to join an online community of bloggers who enjoying shopping and sharing about our experiences. The community is called Social Fabric®, which is a division of Collective Bias®. One of the perks of being a part of Social Fabric® is the opportunity to apply for “shoppertunities.” These are social shopper insight […]
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by Kathy on February 12, 2013 · 5 comments
in Background, Blog Hops, Camp Echo, Coping, Exercise, Expectations, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Journey, Life, Memories, Peace, Summer Camp, The Past, Time Warp Tuesdays, Vacations
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-eighth installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are here […]
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by Kathy on February 6, 2013 · 1 comment
in Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Bob, Chicago, Coping, Decisions, Faith, Family, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Peace, Relationships, Sadness, Signs, Social Media, The Past, Time, Vacations
This Friday Bob and I will be attending the Media Preview Day at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. Though I just found out today from my Chicagonista friend/Editor MJ Tam that, as a blogger, I could have applied for a media pass, we actually got our tickets through a Groupon deal. Our visit will be timely, as last […]
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by Kathy on January 20, 2013 · 17 comments
in Bereavement, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, Life, Loss, Memories, Molly, RE, Sadness
Today I received a letter in the mail from the Fertility Centers of Illinois, the clinic that we worked with during our Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) cycles in 2007. I was surprised to see the return address and joked with Bob as to what it might be about. As I slid the two page letter […]
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