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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by Kathy on December 16, 2012 · 2 comments
in Bereavement, Coping, Decisions, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Holidays, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Sadness, Sandy Hook, Song Lyrics
We almost didn’t go to church this morning. It was the first Sunday in a while that Sean and I didn’t have Religious Education before mass and with the rainy weather here in Chicago, it just sounded nice to stay home. But something was pulling me there. I am so glad that Bob, Sean, Abby and […]
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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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How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the seventh edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. After the events of this past weekend, I am having trouble getting back into my blogging groove, so it seemed […]
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by Kathy on April 20, 2012 · 7 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Blessed, Bob, Coping, Decisions, Exhale Magazine, Expectations, Faith, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Grief, Loss, Love, Milestones, Molly, Planning, Relationships, Sadness, Sean, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fourth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. I have been in a funk for much of this week and realized today that rather than trying to continue […]
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by Kathy on April 15, 2012 · 5 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Change, Chicago, Faith, Family, Gratitude, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Marriage, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Sadness, Song Lyrics, Time, Titanic
This is my third and final post about Titanic this week. Here are links to my previous two posts: Titanic – Part I: It Was Sad When the Great Ship Went Down Titanic – Part II: Haven Exploration Originally I envisioned this last post being about some of my other connections and experiences related to […]
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