by Kathy on March 9, 2012 · 23 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Blessed, Chicago, Coping, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Inspiration, Journey, Life, Loss, Quotes, Sean, Waiting
Last week I didn’t know what that meant. Today I do, along with many others in our Beverly neighborhood who are honoring the life and memory of Marine Corporal Conner Lowry. Semper Fi, short for Semper Fidelis, is latin for Always Faithful. The Marine Corps uses it as their motto and their inspiration as they serve and […]
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by Kathy on December 1, 2011 · 4 comments
in Bereavement, Faith, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Infertility, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Pain, Peace, Time, Waiting
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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by Kathy on September 27, 2011 · 15 comments
in Abby, Background, Change, Decisions, Faith, Family, Fear, Loss, Memories, Molly, Pain, Sean, Time, Time Warp Tuesdays, Waiting
Let’s do the Time Warp! Welcome to the first installment of my new blog hop called Time Warp Tuesday here on Four of a Kind! In case you missed my post about this last week, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are here to participate and link up […]
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Every night before Sean’s bedtime, after story time and before lullabies, we says prayers as a family. Sean has a pretty set way and order that he prays for his friends and family by name. Then when he is done, we end with any “special prayers” he or we might have that evening. Special prayers […]
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by Kathy on May 1, 2007 · 6 comments
in Bob, Books, Coping, Diversions, Dreams, Embryos, Faith, Family, Hope, HPTs, IVF, IVF #1, Optimism, PIO, Pregnancy Symptoms, Sean, Top Ten Lists, TTC, TV Shows, TWW, Waiting
Top Ten Things I Did Today to Keep My Mind Off Whether or Not I Am Pregnant: 10. Played with my son Sean and his friend, a little girl his age, who lives across the street, while her parents were at a meeting, this morning. 9. Organized Sean’s bookshelf in his room, it had gotten […]
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by Kathy on April 30, 2007 · 2 comments
in Beta Blood Tests, Diversions, ER, ET, Faith, Godparents, Hope, HPTs, IVF, IVF #1, Ovaries, PIO, Pregnancy Symptoms, Resolution, TV Shows, TWW, Waiting
Good afternoon! I am still holding out. I am holding out on not taking a home pregnancy test (hpt) before my “Beta” blood test on Wednesday and also holding out hope that our 1st IVF cycle may have been successful! Today I am 8dp5dpt (13 dpo). Only two more days to go! 🙂 I can […]
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