Memories

Like so many of you, today as we mark the 10th Anniversary of that fateful time in our nation’s history I have a heavy heart. It’s hard to believe that ten years have come and gone since “the day the world changed.” I know I will never forget my experience on September 11, 2001 and […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Love of My Life

by Kathy on September 2, 2011 · 8 comments

in Background, Bob, Love, Memories, Milestones, Song Lyrics, Time

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 […]

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Breathing (A Poem)

by Kathy on August 23, 2011 · 18 comments

in Grief, Healing, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Poetry, Time

Inhale I see your picture in the frame on the bookcase. Exhale It reminds me you were here, you were real. Inhale I can’t believe how long it’s been since I carried you. Exhale My heart aches when I think about all we have been through together. Inhale I often feel your presence around me. […]

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We have all lost friends and loved ones throughout our lives. It isn’t easy to let go of those who have meant so much to us. Some relationships come and go because the circumstances of our worlds change (such as our jobs, where we live or the addition of new family members). Some connections seem to fade […]

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