by Kathy on April 9, 2013 · 7 comments
in Blog Hops, Bob, Coping, Game Changers, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Peace, Pregnancy, Sadness, Sean, The Past, Time Warp Tuesdays
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the thirtieth 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 […]
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by Kathy on April 3, 2013 · 10 comments
in Abby, Babies Benson, Bereavement, Blessed, Bob, Caring Connection, Coping, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Miscarriage, Molly, Peace, Planning, Pregnancy Loss, Running, Sean, Team Caring Connection
As some of you know in honor of the 5th anniversary of Molly’s birth and death this year on April 17th (two weeks from today), I wanted to do something special as we mark this milestone. I decided on starting a team, with members of the perinatal bereavement support group, called Caring Connection, which I have […]
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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 November 15, 2012 · 2 comments
in Background, BHBC, BlogHer, Books, Dreams, Expectations, Family, Friends, Journey, Life, Memories, Milestones, Planning, The Future, Time
It’s been ten months since the last time I read and reviewed a book for the BlogHer Book Club (BHBC). There were many reasons this year that I passed on opportunities to participate and in a few cases I didn’t respond quickly enough to get the chance. However, I am glad to be sharing this […]
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by Kathy on November 5, 2012 · 5 comments
in Bereavement, Blessed, Ectopic, Family, Friends, Grief, Healing, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Pregnancy Loss, Quotes, Siblings, Time
A friend who lost one of her twins one year ago today (the day after she was born) introduced me to this awesome quote about loss and what remains: “The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand, The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land, The music stops, […]
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by Kathy on October 15, 2012 · 15 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Coping, Dreams, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Hope, Infertility, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Miscarriage, Molly, October 15, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Resolution, Secondary Infertility, Time
About five years ago I had the idea to make a video in honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day which is observed annually on October 15th. Each year the date would near and I would day-dream about the the photo montage I had imagined, the songs I might use and what it […]
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