by Kathy on July 15, 2021 · 3 comments
in Bereavement, Coping, Family, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Sadness, The Past, Time, Writing
There is no easy way to share this news… Two weeks ago tonight, on Thursday, July 1, 2021, my beloved dad, Kevin Howard Axe, died unexpectedly. Dad was supposed to have an angiogram the next morning, in preparation for a TAVR procedure later this month, to replace a valve in his heart. He had aortic […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2021 · 0 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Birthdays, Boundaries, Change, Coping, Faith, Family, Friends, Grief, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Molly, Our Home, Parenting, Relationships, School, Sean, Siblings, Therapy, Time
Happy 13th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Today you would be 13, a teenager. I’ve been struggling to write this for so many reasons. This week has felt really heavy, not to mention this month and year. It is both healthy and okay to feel everything I am feeling and it is really hard. I will […]
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by Kathy on February 24, 2021 · 0 comments
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Saturday, 3-30-96 7:00 PM Edinburgh, Scotland 1:00 PM E-Town Before telling about what an awesome time this road trip weekend in Scotland has been, I will mention a few more things about the end of of last week… When Lori & I took the tube home Wed. night we ended up having to get off […]
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by Kathy on December 31, 2020 · 1 comment
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9 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. Ever since I did this writing exercise those two […]
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by Kathy on November 25, 2020 · 0 comments
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Thursday, 3-28-96 10:00 PM Leaving London 4:00 PM E-Town Well, we’re off! Yep — we’ve gone for 5 mins. & we’re lost already! This is gonna be a great trip! ☺︎ I can’t believe we are really doing this road trip we have talked about for so long! Lori’s friend Alex is driving, Nick navigating, […]
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by Kathy on November 14, 2020 · 0 comments
in Anticipation, Background, Before I Blogged, Blogging, Change, Coping, Diversions, Expectations, Faith, Family, Friends, Happiness, Hope, Journey, Life, Listening, London Semester Journals, Loss, Memories, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, School, Social Media, The Past, Time, Transitions, Travel, Writing
Sunday, 3-24-96 7:19 PM London 1:19 PM E-Town I should, rather could be, on my way to church right now… but I just don’t feel like it tonight. I believe God will understand… Today I went to a football (soccer) game w/ Garth (he lives here at Pembridge & is on the ISA staff). He […]
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