When was the last time you laughed? Like really laughed, the kind of laughter that has you doubled over, with tears coming out of your eyes or until you had to pee – when was the last time you really ...
I want to preface what I am about to write by saying this blog may be hard to read. I never want to deter people from reading what I write, but I will be honest and say that this past ...
Forrest Gump's mother was certainly wise with her iconic life lesson "Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get" I have found that the grief process has been exactly like a ...
Hope For Widows Foundation's Widows of Hope VIRTUAL 5K Run/Walk is back!!! Walk or run at your own pace. Run outside, use a treadmill, walk the dog, get a group together - it’s your place and pace. The purpose of ...
Giving birth was my first true injection of empowerment as an adult. When my oldest was born, I waddled into that hospital at 25 still very much a child. A few days later, I walked out a woman. With each ...
Only Two Years October 1, 2018, and it’s 2:35 am I have been in some sort of trance since September 24, 2018, which is the date my Devan left this world. This is the 2nd September we’ve had to acknowledge ...
When my late husband, Jared died I swore I’d never date again. Never fall in love. And would certainly never marry again. And if I did it would be after my son was grown. Twenty six months after Jared ...
Today, self-care has become a part of my routine, but it did not start out that way. It has now been three years since my husband died. For me, my first year as a widow was full of numbness. The ...
On the 2 Year anniversary of my husband's passing, I can say with absolute certainty that Year 2 was no better or easier or less painful than Year 1. It was excruciatingly difficult and so, so lonely. But, as widows, ...
September 26th of 2017. This is the last picture I ever took with my husband when he was alive. It was during our last night in Las Vegas...He took me with him for a work conference, and we had the ...