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Sibling Snippets: Short & Sweet

by Kathy on November 14, 2011 · 4 comments

in Abby, Faith, Love, NaBloPoMo, Sean, Siblings

One Sunday morning, not long ago, soon after we sat down in a pew at church, Abby turned to her big brother and said enthusiastically in her sweet little voice, “Hi Sean!”  Sean replied to his little sister, in his own heartfelt way, “that never gets old.”

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My Muse

by Kathy on November 13, 2011 · 2 comments

in Inspiration, NaBloPoMo, Writing

She comes to me at night, when I should be sleeping.She inspires me to write and I can’t hold back.The words flow and I feel like I am on fire. Sometimes I really feel like someone or something is using me as a vehicle to communicate. When this happens I feel compelled to go with […]

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On Being a Writer

by Kathy on November 12, 2011 · 6 comments

in Infertility, Inspiration, Loss, NaBloPoMo, Writing

Recently I had another one of those “a-ha moments.” I was reflecting on what, if any, good has come from our journey through secondary infertility and loss.  I have shared here in the past that I believe that our first pregnancy loss (the early miscarriage that we experienced in December 2004) brought me to realize […]

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11-11-11

by Kathy on November 11, 2011 · 3 comments

in Family, Hope, Inspiration, Milestones, NaBloPoMo, Time

11 is my lucky number! I love on November 11th at 11:11 and 11 seconds to make “the ultimate wish.” I try to make use of both of my chances (AM & PM) to do so every year. I believe my older sister Meg taught me to make wishes at 11:11 along with many other […]

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Happiness is…

by Kathy on November 10, 2011 · 3 comments

in Abby, Family, Happiness, is..., NaBloPoMo

looking into your mother’s/daughter’s eyes and seeing her smile. Photo credit: early bird photography and fine art  

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 Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Last week Bob and I got to see another wonderful play at the Steppenwolf Theater here in Chicago. Our last visit there was to see a memorable piece called Sex with Strangers which I wrote about here.  That play dealt with the power of words (both in print and on the Internet), as well as […]

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