Bereaved and Blessed

A Beautiful Day to Walk, Run and Remember

October 7, 2012

Today was a big day for a lot of people in the Chicago area. For many it was a chance to chase their dream of running 26.2 miles in the Chicago Marathon or support loved ones who were attempting such an awesome feat. For those of us who have been spectators in the past, it […]

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Gatekeeping (9th Edition)

October 3, 2012

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the ninth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. September was a whirlwind for me and my family — from the Chicago Teachers Union Strike to planning and pulling […]

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Lift Up Your Hearts for Ray

September 26, 2012

For the past three years I have been a member of a Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group. I have met some incredible faith filled women, including my friend Amanda. She comes from a wonderful family who have been blessed with the gift of being able to express themselves beautifully when they speak and pray. Amanda, […]

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Perfect Moment Monday: 70 Years of Jacquie

September 24, 2012

It’s the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from September with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regular readers of my blog may have noticed in recent weeks that things have been rather quiet around here. I haven’t been posting, reading or commenting as much as I […]

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Hello My Name is…

September 20, 2012

and I have three children. At our first MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meeting of the school year tonight we made reusable name tags. This is a picture of mine. It was a fun and relaxing craft to do while chatting with old and new friends about our summers, our families and why we decided to […]

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Thursday’s Voice: Week Twelve

September 20, 2012

It’s Thursday! Which means it my day to write about this week’s prompt over at The Today Voice. I know it has been a busy week when the last post on my blog was another “Thursday’s Voice” one and both that and this one are linking to writing that I did elsewhere. Between Sean having been […]