Molly

Today I received a letter in the mail from the Fertility Centers of Illinois, the clinic that we worked with during our Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) cycles in 2007. I was surprised to see the return address and joked with Bob as to what it might be about. As I slid the two page letter […]

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Do Goldfish Go to Heaven?

by Kathy on January 9, 2013 · 10 comments

in Abby, Coping, Faith, Loss, Molly, Sadness, Sean

This one of the many questions we have been discussing with Sean and Abby since our first family pet, Nemo the Goldfish, died last Thursday. Nemo appeared to be sick or not himself for a few days. It was strange and sad to essentially watch him die and to have an ongoing conversation with our […]

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Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-seventh 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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Merry Christmas from the Bensons!

by Kathy on December 24, 2012 · 2 comments

in Abby, Bob, Family, Holidays, Molly, Sean

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Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-sixth 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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You are Loved

by Kathy on December 9, 2012 · 4 comments

in Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Healing, Loss, Love, Memories, Molly, Poetry

On this night when we remember, you are loved. In our words and in our song, you are loved. With each candle that we light, you are loved. In our grief, in our memories, you are loved. With our courage and our hope, you are loved. Each time we speak your name, you are loved. We will […]

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