I had to laugh today while I was driving my daughter to work. "What?" she looked over at me, smiling at my random little chuckle. "If your dad were riding around with us right now, he would not know what ...
I came across a post I'd shared on Facebook on this day, just shy of three months after Bret left this life. Things still felt surreal as I clung to the remnants of what had been. We'd been together nearly ...
The Legend of the Dogwood According to an old and cherished Easter legend, the dogwood tree was once very different. It grew tall, strong, and straight — its wood firm and sturdy, prized for building. Some say it was ...
I feel like I’ve been waiting since Tommy, my husband, died in July 2024. It seems like yesterday sometimes, but other times, it feels like a whole other lifetime ago. And I’ve been waiting since then. I’ve been waiting on ...
There is no timeline for grief; we grieve for as long as we need. My timeline, however, has a new update: I am no longer in any kind of active grief. I think I've been here for a while now, ...
I read a blog, "He Feels Farther Away," by Dorothy Swanson about what she calls “the middle” part of her grief journey. It’s the place we come to after the shield of shock has long worn off, the tears ...
How it started.... Widow Oh, how that word felt like it crushed every bone in my body My world crumbled as this new title was unwillingly forced upon me I wasn't prepared (no one is) For widowhood or the ...
As I get farther and father away from the last time I held my husband in my arms, and the last time I told him I loved him to his handsome face I find a sad thing is happening. ...
In the tender season of widowhood, when days feel quieter and the familiar rhythm of shared life shifted, it's easy to wonder if purpose slipped away with your beloved. Yet Scripture gently reminds us God never wastes a life, a ...
Now that I’m retired, I love taking writing courses. They challenge me and make me dive deeper into my feelings - and they also encourage me to make more time to write. In my current course, called "Writing to Heal," ...