“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hi everyone! It's an honor to be here and I'm excited about the opportunity to share my heart and to blog alongside a great group ...
Cousins. Aunts. Uncles. Grandparents. Friends. Friends of the Family. Dad. Wife. I’ve known loss. If you are reading this, chances are you have too. For all the many, many wakes and funerals I have been to one thing has continuously ...
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Hello ladies, it is a privilege to share here a little bit of my heart. I'd never claim to be an expert widow. We are all walking through foreign territory looking for hope as a widow. We are like the caterpillar ...
As 2016 came to a close, I mentally made a checklist of all the things I had to accomplish before the clock struck midnight. The house was immaculate – except for the camping tent pitched in the corner of my living ...
My boyfriend pillows. Jared Leto and Channing Tatum. Thanks for not getting jealous when I come to bed in my husbands jacket, boys. We will all make it through another year, I promise! Try some or all of these ...
When my husband died, I had a teenage child at home. I set aside a huge part of my mental, physical and emotional energy to do my best as a single parent. This was new ground to me. I had ...
Well, I did it! It only took me three and half years to conjure up the strength and willpower to sell my deceased husband’s truck; but, I finally did. This might seem silly and insignificant to some; however for me, ...
Flying used to terrify me. As I spoke with a therapist about this, I came to the conclusion it is because I am not in control of my fate while sitting in an airplane. I have literally turned my life ...