—Give sorrow words. The Grief that does not speak will break a heart—– William Shakespeare~~~~
This blog is dedicated with immense love and affection for my sweet sister, Kay, who was murdered on May 26th, 2010 by Mike Peterson. The pink lips were created exclusively for her because she NEVER left the house without her lipstick perfectly and gorgeously and sexily intact.
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Kim & Kay Forever, Forever, Forever
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~~~The substance on this site is for all women: the English Professor reciting Donne in her classroom, the lonely girl sitting at the barstool at Curly’s Tavern, the middle aged woman with her overflowing shopping cart at Wal-Mart, the Kenyan girl-child searching desperately for empowerment and freedom, and especially, most especially…
YOU!
My objective is that the reader will visit me often to reflect, ponder, laugh, love, and learn something she did not know previously. I want her to declare—
“WOW! I know what you’re talking about here, Sistah!”
Mostly, I want her to feel enhanced because she came and she experienced words & stories that moved her to talk to her girlfriends about what she read.
I can’t wait to meet all of you…whomever you may be, wherever you are at the moment.
Come and discover your inner chick!
I’ll be waiting.
Warmly & Poetically, 
A Note: Kay’s Story will be Screamed out like an explosion on this blog. Read about her life and untimely death in:
Murderd by on May 26, 2010 by Mike Peterson. The world darkened. The universe weighs so much less without you, my dear.
{i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
—ee cummings
love. Love. Love You, My Sweet Sister……..
—–”WE must Be Still and Still moving
Into another intensity
For a further union, a deeper communion
Through the dark cold and the empty desolation,
The wave cry, the wind cry, the vast waters
Of the petrel and the porpoise. In my end is my beginning.” –—–T.S. Eliot
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I’m excited to see this website up and running Kim
YOU ROCK!!!
I love you Kim. Looking foward to reading you. When i grow up, i want to be like you.
Kimmie, absolutely love it!!
I love Kay’s pink lips embracing your website!! I love everything about it. Kay was a beautiful, loving & inspirational woman who is kept alive in our hearts & minds with your beautiful writing.
I watched Eva’s videos & she also was a beautiful, loving & inspirational woman. Both women were very courageous & a true inspiration for all of us.
Kim , you are a very beautiful, loving, Inspirational & courageous women & I am blessed & honored to have you as one of my best friends. Love you girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey Kim,
I can’t think of a better way to honor Kay than this…
She will love it – and I say “will” because I know she is here with every breath we take and in every move we make – reading every word written and possibly passing on a few of her own.
The artwork is Fabulous!
So totally you – So totally Kay.
What a gift
For all of us
You are amazing
I love you.
Kim,
Charlene
This blog is FANTASTIC! (One of these days I’m gonna have to get off my lazy butt and get one of my own!) I know you will have tons of followers because you have so much to say and such a beautiful way of saying it. You go sistah!
xoxox.
Kim,
I’m so excited to see your new site and look forward to reading more of your beautiful writing. Kay would be so proud of you!
Much love,
Melissa
I love love LOVE your blogs and your writings!
KIMBO! I just found this on your Facebook page. I cannot WAIT to follow along. Love you bunches and bunches and bunches! xoxo
Kim,
I love reading your blogs. I used to read them because you made me laugh now most of the time they make me cry. Thanks for sharing your deepest thoughts with us. I will miss Kay forever, we used to have so much fun at the Hockey rink together when the boys were young.
Josie
I love you and Kay so much. I miss you both. I hope to see you in January and I know I will see Kay when I, too, meet Jesus face to face. Keep writing and sharing your heart, dear friend.
Dear Kim,
I must confess that indeed, I am not a good visitor on others’ blogs: I look around a lot, but usually I sneak only, suck the content for some inspiration and leave without any visible trace. But after you had inspired me so many times and I have been following you in laugh and pain and cry and anger, I promise to give you some more proofs of my existence on your inspiring funny and beautiful site. Sending you my love from across the ocean.
your Alex
I hope Kay knows how much she has changed the lives of many since she left you. What an honor it is to come to your new site and see her beautiful face and hear your words – albeit they are wounded, but life and love break thru the cracks.
love ya my dear friend. elizabeth
Hello,I didn’t know Kay but I can tell she is VERY LOVED and MISSED,I really like reading all the blogs and writings,thank you for sharing and I know Kay is very proud:) God Bless Everyone!
Kim,
Thank you! For sending me this site. I have been reading everything I can. Your words and pictures are so you, I admire everything about you and what you have to say. The first time I met you I felt so comfortable, like I had known you all my life. Keeping Kay’s memory alive is something only you could do the best. She is smiling down on you with a proud heart….
Your friend & neighbor,
Renee
Kim,
Once again, I was reading your blogs. Your writings and expressions from happiness to sadness, and everything in between – keep me needing more. Your beautiful pictures of you & Kay – I love them. I feel so much closer to you & Kay. Life is too short – I should have been around more. I know you are helping other people with major losses in there lives through your writings. It is so nice to see the number of readers following you. You are a beautiful person Kim, and Kay is proud of you!!
Robin
Just when I think you could not write anything more powerful, more raw and more honest – you do, Kim. You’ve not avoided one single shard of emotion and everytime I read your writings, my heart is closer to cracking open. Even after all this time and all this work, I want to go screaming down the street and grab people with your writing in my hand and scream, “See, see, this is what I mean, this is what happens, this is why we need to care! ”
I think of you and yours every day and I am so deeply proud of each of you.
Amazingg skills! Keep it up man, you rock!
Keep articles like this coming, please.
This is my first time i visit here. I found so many entertaining stuff in your blog, especially its discussion. From the tons of comments on your articles, I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here! Keep up the good work.
I’d like to thank you for the time you took compiling this post. You’ve an inspiration for me. I’ve forwarded this to a friend of mine.
Hey I think your blog is really good! I found it on Bing I think I’ll be coming back soon.
I love your cupcake creations…could I advertise
your site on my web-page?
Thanks for checking out our cakelets! Sure you can advertise us on your site. (so long as it’s not for the dumbass award)
Happy New Year!
Oh, that cracked me up. No, you are not a dumbass!
I will be placing your delish, non-fattening cakes on my front page. Love. love. love. them.
Kim
I’ve been browsing here at my work all day and my boss would definately destroy me if she discovered I was reading your stuff all morning! Finally now, admin, some questions. How long did it normally take you to create a blog here? And how expensive is it to pay for hosting per month? It would be amazing to have a blog of my own on the internet. Too bad I’ve never really operated one before, so here I am asking you. It would really give me a head start, if you could either email me or respond here? Thanks.
I Love your website. I’m gonna post a link on my Facebook Page!
Thanks for visiting my blog – especially, because through you visiting my blog I discovered your blog here! Very inspirational and simply great! ~Sabrina~
Stopped by from LBS…. Look forward to reading more of what you have to say.
Trace@avgordsuprgddss (http://www.avgordsuprgddss.com)
I am so sorry for your loss.
xoxox,
CC
Your sister was as lovely as your tribute to her. May the memories of your time together give you much strength.
Please accept my condolences for your loss.
Kim, For once I decided to take a break from my normal week day work and bustle which meant I had the time to read this prologue to your blog. All I can say is yes, yes, yes, I love your sense of sisterhood in the largest sense of the word as well as your devotion to your biological sister. I think you’re meeting your goals with this blog, that you really know how to access your emotions and experiences to connect with women who may be quite different from you.. XO Karen
Thanks, Karen.
Like I said before….your words spur me forward xxxxxxxxxxxx big kiss.
I’m so sorry about your sister. What a wonderful way to honor her.
I just saw where you were from on Minnesota Prairie Roots website. I’m from there too and wanted to stop by and say hi! I look forward to following you.
Thanks for visiting my blog Kim, and I’m so glad that you did so that I could follow you back to discover your wonderful blog.
I am so sorry for your loss but at the same time awed by your loving and positive steps to honour your sister’s memory.
Will be back again to visit.
hi-ya, I like all your posts, keep them coming.
my goodness how tragic. You writing is a beatiful way to honor and remember your sister. Your love for her and the bond you shared jumps off the page.
Hi, Saucy,
I tried to comment on your blog…but could not. Thanks for stopping by
Wow. I am so sorry to hear about your sister. What a great way to honor her and the person she was with this blog. I look forward to reading more.
*hugs*
What a horrible thing to happen. I’m so sorry to hear about your sister. What a great loss for you and your whole family.
I’m so sorry to hear that…
Thanks for dropping by.
Thanks for stopping by at my blog, Kim – lovely to find your blog and the motivation for it. I adore my sister and my heart aches with imagining how it must be to lose such a loved person in such a tragic way. What a wonderful tribute to her – I look forward to reading more.
Sunshine xx
Very good article. Thank you a lot.
I´m so so sorry for your loss. My brother was murdered to so I know the feeling, sadly …
You have a great site here girl !!!
A big hug to you!
Again so sad that you lost your sister and best friend. She was beautiful. But you have kept her memory alive to all of your readers.
My heart goes out to you for your loss.
Thanks for stopping by the blog!
Hey I like what you’re doing here. Nice work. Important work. Thank you.
This is a beautiful tribute to your sister. I cannot imagine losing a sister, especially if she were murdered. My heart goes out to you and out to you and out to you.
What you are doing is so important. It is the best way to honor Kay. And you will change lives.
Wow!!! I am so sorry for your loss. This is such an excellent way to channel your energy.
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us .” – Alexander Graham Bell
omg! first of all i fell in love immediately with this site… like you.. my site has pink lips all over as well.
im so sorry to hear what happened to your sister. Tragic!
I’m glad that you’ve pushed through and are making the most in her memory!
Kim! I’m so glad you found my blog because now I have the pleasure of enjoying yours.
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your beautiful sister. I can’t begin to imagine your pain. I applaud you for yourr mission and look forward to reading.
Hello Kim,
I wanted to let you know that I really LOVE your blog and have myself been a victim of domestic violence. I have listed you on my blogluv because your site deserves my luv! Thank you for posting this wonderful and resourceful site for all of us out there who have or are victims of abuse. You go girl!
City Girl,
http://citygirlchichome.blogspot.com/p/blogroll.html
http://aspiretolivelovelaugh.blogspot.com/
Hi Kim, “WOW! I know what you’re talking about here, Sistah!” This is encouraging to meet a woman who knows how to sublimate when so many in the blogosphere don’t! Refreshing!
~ Love and peace
Oh, I am so, so sorry for your tragic loss. What a wonderful tribute!
I am so sorry for your loss, and my heart goes out to you my friend. Prayers are sent towards you, and your family. What a wonderful thing to do, to create a blog. I will visit your blog again, and soon.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leading me to yours. My mother was a victim of domestic abuse during her first marriage. She left because she realized if she didn’t, she would be killed.
Thanks for shining a light on this issue and for paying tribute to your sister.
I’m so sorry about your sister…she is beautiful, as are you. I am suddenly inspired to find and wear pink lipstick. This is such a lovely tribute…
Wow. What a sad and tragic story. I’m literally sitting at Starbucks crying right now. (People must think I’m an idiot!) Anyhow, you’re a great sister, you are so dedicated and loving. This a beautiful way to keep her memory alive. I’ll definitely keep reading. You’ve touched me with one page! I’m going to find you on facebook and twitter, too! ~Pam
I am really moved by what you are doing here in memory of your sister. I lost my brother and though it was unexpected I have no idea the torture and torment you must feel because of the murder. It confounds my mind and through your pain I pray that you will find so much beauty and love because that is all God can give you.
Missy,
Yes, I trust in God.
& Believe me, it is very hard to do this…..
Since I am so much Less on earth w/out my dear Sister.
Thank you for your kind words.
So sorry to hear about your brother.
The void will Never be filled.
xx K.
Thank you for finding my blog and leading me to this amazing tribute to your sister Kay. Your blog is such a wonderful way for people to get to know this beautiful woman that was taken too soon.
Kim,
I stumbled upon this site after you left a comment on mine. Curious to see what My Inner Chick was all about, I looked around and started reading. I liked what I was reading, and then clicked on the About tab. I’m absolutely stunned and shocked, deeply moved and touched, and yet likewise inspired to know the underlying reasons for this site. So very, very sorry for your loss.
I can’t help but think your sister is smiling at you, proud of what you’ve done to keep her memory alive within you and those you love, and to introduce her to everyone else who likewise stumbles upon your blog, whatever their reason.
Humbly,
Phil
—Thanks, Phil,
I appreciate your kind words greatly
What a lovely tribute blog to your sister. So glad you visited my blog from LBS so I could find you!
You know I can never come to your Blog without looking at those pictures of your sister and feeling sickened by what happened to her. It really is so hard to fathom. That you keep her memory and spirit alive like this is wonderful. She was loved, and that is often the best thing we can say about ourselves
What a beautiful woman. I am so glad you share her story here but I could not be more sorry that you have to. I lost a daughter unexpectedly and, although I know our situations are very different, I know the pain of intense grief and the healing that can come from writing through it and sharing memories. So glad you are writing for her.
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Kim, what a wonderful service you’re doing here! Everything I’ve read about domestic violence points to murder as the too-often outcome. I’m so sorry for your loss. Your sister must have been a very special individual, and I know you miss her. Carry on, and let’s pray others who are in that situation can unshackle themselves from the agony and terror.
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Amazing site!
Am yet to bundle up courage to read your sister’s story. And I think am gonna love your blog. Thanks for dropping by!