Memories

It’s just a jump to the left and then a step to the right. Put your hands on your hips… Okay, maybe not exactly *that* kind of time warp. When I was in college at the University of Illinois one of the local bars had a theme night every week called “Time Warp Tuesday.” My […]

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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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