Half Kindled » Healthy Living http://halfkindled.com , but striving to become on fire. Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 Hope for the Future: A Blog Hop on Post-Partum Depression and Anxiety http://halfkindled.com/post-partum-depression-and-anxiety/ http://halfkindled.com/post-partum-depression-and-anxiety/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 03:59:42 +0000 http://halfkindled.com/?p=181 Today I am honored to be joined by some immensely talented ladies (who also happen to be among my favorite bloggers) to commemorate May as Maternal Mental Health Month.  We all wanted to come together to provide a resource for women to read the stories of multiple catholic mothers who are having to bear the difficult […]

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I have a custom of writing letters to my children when they are young.  In general, these letters are very personal and a gift that is only shared with the recipient.  Due to the alarming popularity of the “50 Shades of Grey” book and upcoming movie, I decided to make an exception in the case […]

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One winter morning last month, I awoke to a world transformed.  An ice storm had come and encircled every detail of the landscape.  Pine trees appeared aged, stooping under their new found weight, while bare branches seemed to youthfully adopt their new radiant attire. Initially, I glanced unimpressed at this scene, viewing it as another […]

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I am officially joining up with Jen at Conversion Diary for my first ever Seven Quick Takes Posts.  To any first time visitors, I apologize.  You aren’t catching me at my best because: 1.  My whole family has had a nasty head cold for over 11 days now.  This cold is a ninja.  You think […]

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Neither am I for that matter.  Can’t believe it took me this long to fully figure it out.  I mean I have known aspects of this for sometime now.  Watching loved ones die of cancer, or develop dementia is all that it takes to drive the reality home.  No one would choose to let their […]

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