It will be almost 3 years since my husband passed away and also the third holiday season.
And every year I have big plans to make memories with my daughter of tobogganing and baking cookies. Chilling and watching movies. No ...
Gratitude – is a choice, a practice and an attitude. It is a practice to be thankful and show appreciation for and to return kindness. A simple, easy, positive action which can change so much in a person’s life. Gratitude ...
You’d think that the worst part of becoming a widow is, well, the obvious: losing your husband. If and when you actually become one, though, you are forced to learn that the physical loss of the man you exchanged ...
Around this time of year, newly grieving people (and some seasoned veterans) start looking for help, answers, any sort of guidance that they can find on how to handle the holidays now that one of their most precious people is ...
Moment By Moment We have 19 days left in this year and I must admit time flew by yet at the same time moved slowly. I have been having some rough moments a lot more, I've realized that I can ...
We all do it-- at least we think we do it. But, breathing is also something we usually do not do very well. We usually breathe without giving it any thought. To truly benefit from breathing, we need to give ...
When I was running a couple of weeks ago, I rubbed my thumb against my ring finger to wiggle my wedding band. I’ve been widowed for four years and stopped wearing my rings well over three years ago. The phantom ...
What about our Children?? When my husband left this world my life as I knew it instantly changed. Not only did my life change but my boy's lives have been forever changed as well. The pain of ...
You may scoff like many people have, but it’s true. Social media, mostly Facebook, saved my life. No, they are NOT paying me to say it either. I still hear that I spend too much time online, but being online ...