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 9, 2012 · 7 comments
in Abby, ALI Community, Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Blog Hops, Bob, Coping, Dreams, Family, Frozen Embryos, Gratitude, Hope, Infertility, IVF, IVF #2 (converted to IUI#1), Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Luck, Molly, Odds, Optimism, Pregnancy Loss, Quotes, Sean, Secondary Infertility, Siblings, Time Warp Tuesdays
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-fourth installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! It has also been a little over a year since Time Warp Tuesdays began here on my blog and I am grateful to all those who have done the Time Warp with me! For those not […]
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by Kathy on October 3, 2012 · 4 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Bob, Coping, Decisions, Frustration, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Healing, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Molly, MOPS, Our Home, Peace, Pregnancy Loss, Quotes, Running, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the ninth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. September was a whirlwind for me and my family — from the Chicago Teachers Union Strike to planning and pulling […]
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by Kathy on September 11, 2012 · 6 comments
in 9/11, Abby, Bereavement, Blog Hops, Bob, Chicago, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Memories, Molly, Quotes, Sean, Time, Time Warp Tuesdays
Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the twenty-third 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 here to […]
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by Kathy on September 5, 2012 · 7 comments
in Background, Before I Blogged, Bereavement, Bob, Expectations, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Memories, Organization, Quotes, Sadness, Signs, Time, Writing
This past week has been a whirlwind! We were away for Labor Day Weekend and had a wonderful last hurrah with family and friends. Yesterday was Sean’s first day of school (third grade) and overall it went very well. Next week Abby starts preschool three mornings a week and in the meantime I am trying […]
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by Kathy on August 27, 2012 · 9 comments
in Blog Hops, Bob, Change, Family, Friends, Hope, Optimism, Perfect Moments, Quotes, TV Shows
It’s the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from August with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “‘The greater fool’ is actually an economic term. It’s a patsy… For the rest of us to profit, we need a greater fool, someone who will buy long and sell short. […]
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