Bereaved and Blessed

Remembering 9/11: 12 Years Later

September 11, 2013

On this 12th anniversary of September 11, 2001, I send my love, thoughts and prayers to all those who continue to grieve and carry on after losing loved ones that day, as well as everyone whose lives were touched and changed by the events that took place on 9/11. I have written a lot about […]

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Time Warp Tuesday: Learning

September 10, 2013

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the 35th installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday! For those not familiar with Time Warp Tuesdays, which I host on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, here is the background of how and why I came up with the idea. If you are […]

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The Miracle of Ray

September 3, 2013

Last week I found out that the planning committee for the upcoming Raising for Ray fundraiser, was looking for a few more volunteers. As I have shared here over the past year, my friend Amanda’s husband Ray, who recently received a heart transplant, has had quite a year fighting for his life. Ray has not been on […]

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17 Years Lucky

September 2, 2013

17 years ago tonight I went out to dinner with one of my college roommates and her then boyfriend/now husband. Afterwards we went back to her boyfriend’s apartment, where he lived with three other guys. One of those guys was Bob. I feel blessed and lucky to have met Bob back then and that we are […]

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Something & His Sister

August 26, 2013

Our morning did not quite go as we planned. I did get up early, as we discussed last night. As soon as Bob got out of the shower I was ready to get in, instead of sleeping later, as I often tended to this summer. I assumed that Abby was still asleep and Sean had […]

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Kindergarten Past, Present & Future

August 25, 2013

I remember your first day of Kindergarten, in September 2009. You were so excited and so were we! You chose to wear your “Life is Good – PB & J” t-shirt as you thought it would be fun for your classmates to know how much you like to eat PB & J sandwiches and so […]