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Teri’s dance with grief actually began over five years before she watched her beloved husband of almost 37 years take his last breath and enter Heaven’s door on October 6, 2019. A terminal degenerative neurological disease steadily and increasingly attacked nearly every major system of his body and transformed him from a vibrant, brilliant, strong and caring man to a bedfast invalid at the end. She was devoted to caring for him and doing her best to make the most of every minute they had left, to love him and pray for a miracle.

She thought she knew what her future held, but she had no idea. Losing him was the first time she experienced a close and personal loss. He was the love of her life. The onslaught of the pandemic with its reign of fear-mongering, forced isolation and separation entering the scene and disrupting or destroying whatever sense of “normal” that remained, just added insult to injury.

Her faith in God is the sustaining force keeping her fighting spirit to find and share hope in a bright future. Her heart’s desire is to walk beside her fellow widows toward a path of promise and healing. She wants to offer encouragement and hope so others can find the strength to take that next breath or next step. She recently started her own blog, https://widowwhispers.blogspot.com/, to share with other widows not only the struggles and hardships of widowhood, but the triumphs. Her hope is found in leaning on the Lord Jesus to enjoy a God inspired future anchored in expectation He will bring us to a fulfilling and meaningful life.

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The Joy of Giving

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
December 16, 2023December 16, 2023
Joy is hard to come by when we are trapped in the grief of losing our husbands. In fact, joy is something we might feel like we may never know again after such a devastating loss. Many people define joy ...
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Handling Grief

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
December 1, 2023December 1, 2023
We’re all looking for the best way to handle our grief, especially at those trigger heavy times when holidays, special days, and anniversaries come. On Tuesday it will be what should have been our 41st wedding anniversary. It’s right smack ...
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Making Mosaics

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 17, 2023
Traditions and routines bring us connection to the past and give us a sense of predictability. We find comfort in the details, rituals, and traditions that form our history and situate us in our families. We feel stable and like ...
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Creating New Christmas Traditions

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
November 4, 2023
Even the mended pieces of a widow’s broken heart can wince at the dawn of a new Christmas season. The first year is the hardest, but each passing year somehow accentuates the permanence of the absence of his physical presence. ...
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Beautifully Broken

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
October 23, 2023October 24, 2023
Do you ever question who God is?  Is God really good? Why does the unthinkable happen? Why do terrible things happen even if we are following God and doing our best to live the way we believe He wants us ...
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A Season of Retreat

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
October 6, 2023
  Many widows struggle through depression and sadness at an increased level during the fall and even through the long winter. A great way to counter this battle is to delve into deeper communion with God and shift your mindset ...
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Growth through Grief

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
September 23, 2023September 23, 2023
Grief is an unravelling of everything we once knew and were. It isn't that we can't heal. As we heal, we are transformed by the wounds we sustained. Our former self no longer exists, and we are forever changed. If ...
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Beauty From Ashes

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
September 8, 2023September 8, 2023
I am sent to announce a new season of Yahweh’s grace and a time of God’s recompense on His enemies, to comfort all who are in sorrow, to strengthen those crushed by despair who mourn in Zion— to give them ...
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National Grief Awareness Day – Anchor in Faith

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 28, 2023August 29, 2023
On August 30, 2023 we are encouraged to participate in the tenth annual National Grief Awareness Day. Angie Cartwright founded this movement in 2014 with the hope to foster open communication on loss and bereavement and better inform everyone on ...
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Finding Fellowship

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 25, 2023
God created us to be in relationship. We are healthier and happier when we develop meaningful relationships with people we can trust. Finding fellowship with other people we have important common bonds with is essential to build this kind of ...
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