Parenting

The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption

by Kathy on May 9, 2013 · 15 comments

in Adoption, ALI Community, Background, Blog Hops, Book Tours, Books, Communication, Decisions, Expectations, Family, Inspiration, Journey, Loss, Love, Parenting, Planning, Relationships, Sensativity

Greetings and welcome to this stop on the The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption Book Tour! This is my fifth time participating in a book tour. My previous experiences were with Eat, Pray, Love, Life from Scratch, A Gift of Time and The Sound of Hope. For those of you not familiar with book tours, they are essentially online book clubs. […]

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Spring Shed: Week Six

by Kathy on April 26, 2013 · 5 comments

in Abby, Accountability, Blog Hops, Bob, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Infertility, Life, Molly, Our Home, Parenting, Running, Sean, Secondary Infertility, Spring Shed, Writing

Welcome to the sixth check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]

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Secondary Infertility Stories: Just One More…

by Kathy on April 24, 2013 · 11 comments

in ALI Community, Coping, Decisions, Expectations, Family, Friends, Healing, Hope, ICSI, Infertility, Inspiration, IUI, IVF, Love, Memories, Odds, Parenting, Planning, RE, Relationships, Resolution, Secondary Infertility, Secondary Infertility Stories, Siblings, Sperm, TTC, Writing

For awhile I have thought it would be interesting and helpful, especially for those still in the trenches who want more children, to profile other families who have dealt with secondary infertility. Many of these people I got to know during our journey through secondary infertility (via community forums and/or blogs). Being able to share […]

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NIAW: Join the Movement to Support those Dealing with Secondary Infertility

by Kathy on April 22, 2013 · 13 comments

in Coping, Family, Friends, Hope, Infertility, Journey, Loss, Miscarriage, NIAW, Odds, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Relationships, Secondary Infertility

“You are not a real mom until you have two kids.” Who says that? Especially to a person who is struggling to have another child! Sadly I know someone who did and they said it to me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) and once again I am taking this opportunity to share about […]

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The Whole-Brain Child Presentation by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (My Notes)

by Kathy on April 11, 2013 · 2 comments

in Balance, Books, Communication, Family, Parenting, Relationships

Last night I attend a presentation by Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, author of The Whole-Brian Child, at St. Xavier University in our Chicago neighborhood, on the southwest side of the city. Dr. Bryson was brought here thanks to a number of local organizations, including my daughter’s preschool, but in large part due to the effort […]

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