Today I am 37. It feels surreal for me to reflect on my journey to this age. I have been out of high school now for almost 19 years. This year I will have been married for 12 years and a mother for 9 years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since I turned 36 my life has had many […]
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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from February with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday evening we celebrated my birthday early with my side of the family by going out to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. We went at 4:30 p.m. because […]
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Recently I came across and joined a group on Facebook called the Greater Chicagoland Blogger Meetup. Though I haven’t gotten to know many of the members yet, I appreciate the opportunity to connect with other local Chicago area bloggers. One of the women in the group posted a link this week to a meme on her blog with […]
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7 years ago today we experienced our first miscarriage. 7 years ago today we lost our pregnancy innocence. 7 years ago today our first dream of having another child close in age to our son died. 7 years ago today we tried to understand why. 7 years ago today we tried to accept what had […]
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who still remember. It means so much to me and other bereaved parents to know that, especially as more and more time passes since the deaths of our children. Last night Bob and I were watching the Chicago evening news when we happened to see an amusing story about a couple that got a flat […]
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THEN — My dad, my sister, me and my mom in front of Spaceship Earth at Epcot (July 1985): NOW — Me, Abby, Bob and Sean in front of Spaceship Earth at Epcot (November 2011): 26 years after I first visited Disney World with my parents and sister I got to return there to experience […]
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