by Kathy on April 23, 2018 · 4 comments
in Baby Benson, Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Blogging, Change, Communication, Coping, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Hope, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Pain, Relationships, Time, Transitions, Writing
Sometime over the past week, after our Molly-girl’s birthday had come and gone, I realized that for the first time, in 10 years, I forgot to post my letter to her on our BabyBenson2008 CarePage after sharing it here on my blog. I felt sad about that, as we received so much support on our […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2018 · 1 comment
in Bereavement, Birthdays, Blessed, Change, Coping, Family, Grief, Healing, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Neonatal Death, Siblings, The 17th, Time, Vacations
Happy 10th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Double Digits. Two candles (a one and a zero) this year at your grave, instead of on a birthday cake. How has it been ten years? So much time has passed since we held you. So much time has passed since you left this world. For so long, your […]
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11 (my lucky number) years ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and six years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the second Tuesday of April, I chose “Blogoversaries” to be the Time Warp topic for that month. Five Years ago, I decided to keep it simple […]
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by Kathy on March 7, 2018 · 0 comments
in Accountability, Anxiety, Change, Decisions, Journey, Mental Health, Social Media, Time, Transitions, Writing
My anxiety has been higher lately, than it has been in a while. I’ve determined it would help me to simplify some of my daily routines. I am letting go of some things that may’ve once served me, but now seem to take up more time than they are worth. That letting go includes creating […]
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by Kathy on October 2, 2017 · 0 comments
in Birthdays, Blessed, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Journey, Life, Love, Memories, Parenting, Relationships, School, Sean, Siblings, Time, Transitions
Stop the world Take a picture Try to capture To ensure this moment lasts We’re still in it, but in a minute – That’s the limit – and this present will be past ~ Sankoff and Hein (Come from Away) As you enter this second year of being a teen, I find myself wanting to […]
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by Kathy on September 17, 2017 · 0 comments
in Abby, Birthdays, Blessed, Bob, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Happiness, Life, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Parenting, Sean, Siblings, Time
Seriously?! How is it possible that you are now eight? I can still remember getting settled into our pre-op room at Christ Hospital, before the c-section to deliver you. I recall how many times I repeated our doctor’s mantra for us, “September 17th is going to be a happy day!” I was afraid to believe […]
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