Bereaved and Blessed

The Creme & My Top Ten (2012)

November 9, 2012

The 7th Annual Creme de la Creme list opened for submissions on October 15th and I was not ready, as I have been in past years. I hadn’t taken the time to look back at what I have written this year and choose my favorite post to submit for the 2012 list. I knew that I […]

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Thursday’s Voice: Week Nineteen

November 8, 2012

It’s Thursday! Which means it my day to write about this week’s prompt over at The Today Voice. I continue to enjoy the experience of being “Thursday’s Voice” and appreciate your continued support and feedback about my posts since we launched this writing project in July. I especially appreciate those of you have taken time to comment on […]

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BlogHer, My How You Have Grown!

November 7, 2012

Last month I bought my ticket to BlogHer`13 here in Chicago and am so excited that it is returning to our town. Soon after I got back from BlogHer`12 , my first BlogHer annual conference, I became curious to learn more about BlogHer’s conference hosting history. It took me awhile to dig up everything I wanted to […]

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“Something beautiful remains…”

November 5, 2012

A friend who lost one of her twins one year ago today (the day after she was born) introduced me to this awesome quote about loss and what remains: “The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand, The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land, The music stops, […]

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Thursday’s Voice: Week Eighteen

November 1, 2012

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Perfect Moment Monday: Wonderful

October 29, 2012

It’s the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from October with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was waiting in our car, in the pick up line at Abby’s preschool. I had just rolled down the driver’s side window when I made eye contact with the […]