Milestones

Today You Are Sixteen

by Kathy on October 2, 2019 · 0 comments

in Anticipation, Balance, Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Change, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Life, Loss, Love, Luck, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Music, Pain, Parenting, Priorities, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, School, Sean, Siblings, Theater, Time, Travel, Vacations

I intended to start this with a line from a song that I love, called Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp. It’s about holding on to “16 as long as you can, (because) changes come around real soon (that) make us women and men.” I was going to write about how magical this time […]

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Today You Are Ten

by Kathy on September 17, 2019 · 0 comments

in Abby, Anticipation, Birthdays, Bob, Books, Communication, Courage, Dance, Decisions, Dreams, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Priorities, Relationships, Running, School, Sean, Sensativity, Theater, Time, Travel

You are here, at the start of a moment… Double Digits! A decade in this world and with our family. You reminded us last night that you wouldn’t technically turn 10 until 7:55 a.m. this morning and joked you were going to shout out, “I’m 10!” when the time came at school. You are very […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Thursday, March 7, 1996

by Kathy on April 30, 2019 · 0 comments

in Birthdays, Food, Friends, Happiness, Life, London Semester Journals, Memories, Milestones, School

Thursday, 3-7-96 9:00 PM London 3:00 PM E-Town My perceptions are extremely heightened at the moment. In the distance thru my window, open just a crack, here at Pembridge, I just heard church bells ring for the hour. I have heard the bells at least 2 other times today. I have been home all day […]

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Remembering Molly (11 years) ~ Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

by Kathy on April 17, 2019 · 0 comments

in Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Books, Change, Coping, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Siblings, The 17th, Time, Vacations

Happy 11th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Here we are again… Celebrating you, forever our baby girl, wondering what might’ve been, and making the best of what is. Today it’s been 11 (my lucky number) years since I held you. Your death certainly didn’t make me feel very lucky at the time, though I was/am forever […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Wednesday, March 6, 1996

by Kathy on March 27, 2019 · 0 comments

in Anticipation, Background, Birthdays, Blessed, Camp Algonquin, Communication, Coping, Exercise, Expectations, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Hope, Life, London Semester Journals, Memories, Milestones, Optimism, Quotes, Relationships, Sadness, School, The Past, Time, Writing

Wednesday, 3-6-96 12:27 AM London 6:27 PM E-Town (3-5-96) Well, I am 21 now! At least in England I am… I just talked to Mom & Dad! When they answered the phone and heard my voice they sang “Happy Birthday!” to me! They are so sweet… it was just so great to hear their voices! […]

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My London Semester Journal I: Tuesday, March 4, 1996

by Kathy on March 6, 2019 · 0 comments

in Anticipation, Anxiety, Background, Birthdays, Blessed, Communication, Coping, Expectations, Family, Food, Friends, Inspiration, Life, London Semester Journals, Loss, Milestones, Quotes, Relationships, School, Travel

Tuesday, 3-4-96 11:39 PM London 5:39 PM E-Town GREAT MAIL DAY! I got 4 birthday cards! ☺︎ One from Meg, one from Gramma Dee & Grampa Jack, one from Cheryl, and one from Hillary Hunt (pictured below)! All special in their own way… and meant so much! ☺︎ I also got a ton of e-mails! […]

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