Waiting

Cutting to the Chase

by Kathy on January 11, 2016 · 16 comments

in Anticipation, breast care, Cancer, Coping, Courage, Cysts, Faith, Fear, Hope, Life, Music, Odds, Optimism, Reality, Time, Ultrasounds, Waiting

On Friday I will have two biopsies done on my left breast (one toward the bottom and the other in my armpit). The results will be available on Monday or Tuesday next week. Six months from now I will also return for a mammogram of my right breast, due to calcium deposits. This was not […]

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What’s Your Alibi?

by Kathy on June 11, 2015 · 1 comment

in Accountability, Anticipation, Background, Change, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Expectations, Faith, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Grief, Hope, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Mistakes, Podcasts, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Serial, Social Media, The Future, The Past, Time, Undisclosed, Waiting

Where were you on Wednesday, January 13, 1999? Seriously. Do you remember? Anything? I was in grad school at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign, getting my masters in Leisure Studies (for real, that is something one can major and get multiple degrees in). I am pretty sure I was back from winter break, […]

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How Did They Just Disappear?

by Kathy on March 10, 2014 · 6 comments

in Coping, Life, Reality, Sadness, Waiting

“It’s just like what happened on Lost,” he said. How had I not made that connection? It’s surreal in this day and age, with technology and resources we have available, that it is possible for a 777 plane, carrying 239 people on board, to just disappear. But that is the story being told in the […]

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For Those Below

by Kathy on March 12, 2013 · 2 comments

in Change, Faith, Game Changers, Hope, Memories, Optimism, Song Lyrics, The Future, The Past, Transitions, Waiting

“Extra omnes.” Everyone out. Let the election of the new pope begin. Pray for the cardinals. One of my Catholic friends shared these words on Facebook this morning and it was one of many things that struck me about today, the first day of the conclave to elect the next pope. I have been praying. […]

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On Nerves, Johnny Carson and Self Talk

by Kathy on February 9, 2013 · 6 comments

in Anxiety, Background, BlogHer, Chicago, Communication, Family, Friends, Gratitude, Hope, Journey, LTYM, Molly, Theater, Waiting, Writing

It’s the eve of my Listen to Your Mother (LTYM) Chicago audition. I feel excited and nervous. I imagine that I am not the only one in the Chicago area feeling this way tonight, as I know there are a lot of us preparing to put our words, our hearts and our souls out there for […]

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Let All Around Us Be Peace

by Kathy on July 21, 2012 · 7 comments

in Faith, Family, Loss, Love, NaBloPoMo, Peace, Song Lyrics, Waiting

This weekend has been wonderful, busy and at times bittersweet for my family and me. We got to spend quality time and had a lot of fun with loved ones, some of whom we hadn’t seen in a while, at a family reunion. In light of the family reunion, we didn’t spend much time in […]

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