Bereaved and Blessed

I Went Back

May 22, 2012

This morning after I finished teaching my Yoga Sculpt class, I picked up Abby from the childcare room and headed to our car. I got her buckled in her car seat and found a toy for her to play with on the way home. Then I got into the driver’s seat, buckled my seat belt, […]

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Gatekeeping (5th Edition)

May 21, 2012

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fifth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week I received an email from a reader letting me know how much my Gatekeepers post has meant to […]

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My First Sestina: To Sing

May 17, 2012

I am excited to share with you my first attempt at writing a sestina style poem. Though I have played around with poetry a bit in the past (mostly limericks and another one that I am very proud of), I don’t think I have tried to write fixed form since high school and I know that I […]

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Happy Day

May 12, 2012

Whatever you do tomorrow, I hope that you feel the love and support of your family and friends. I wish you a wonderful day and hope that you get to spend time with people who are important to you. If you are a mother with living children, I hope that your loved ones, especially your sons […]

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Time Warp Tuesday: Mothering

May 8, 2012

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the nineteenth 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 here to […]

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Sean’s Sacraments and Our Family (Then and Now)

May 7, 2012

THEN — Sean on his Baptism Day (Sunday, November 23, 2003) NOW — Sean on his First Communion Day (Saturday, May 5, 2012) THEN — Our Family on Sean’s Baptism Day (Sunday, November 23, 2003) NOW — Our Family on Sean’s First Communion Day (Saturday, May 5, 2012)