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Backpacks, Growth Spurts, and the Quiet Grace of Healing

by Krystal Casey in Grief, Hope and Healing, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
August 20, 2025
Five years ago, my daughter was still in diapers when her dad died.Today, she put on her backpack, kissed me goodbye, and walked into kindergarten. Five years ago, my son was ten and barely tall enough to ride the big ...
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National Grief Awareness Day: The Train

by Teri Miner in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 20, 2025August 20, 2025
Honoring the journey of a widow as she navigates her grief and its persistent presence is one of the most precious gifts you can give. Saturday, August 30, 2025 is National Grief Awareness Day. It is a special day set ...
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Not the End, but a different life.

by Ruth Saunders in Hope and Healing
August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
I am what I call a Double, that is I have lost 2 husbands, one when I was just 40 years old, the other at age 72. Both battled long illnesses, that left me exhausted and very much feeling along ...
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Free At Last

by Shanna Puckett-Anguiano in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
August 18, 2025
Cause and effect. A concept that can have deep philosophical roots or a surface level fundamental basis. When something as tremendous as a spouse passing away happens, we often want to point fingers. Why did this happen? Who made this ...
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Some Other Lovely Universe – Missing Our Golden Years

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Widowhood Journey
August 14, 2025August 15, 2025
Yesterday I woke up prepared for the worst. It was the eighth anniversary of losing Rick to lung cancer. But I realized that, as the years go by, the major events aren’t as painful as the loss of the little ...
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Just Breathe

by Teri Miner in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
When we get anxious or panicked, how many times have we been told…”Just breathe”… or “Take a deep breath.” Breathing is one of those things our body does automatically. God created us with so many parts that work tirelessly and ...
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10 Unexpected Things Grief Has Taught Me

by Dorothy Swanson in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 12, 2025
10 Unexpected Things Grief Has Taught Me. 1) People say surprisingly hurtful things to grieving people, even those closest to you. Many will never apologize because they don’t even realize they offended you. 2) You may have been compassionate before ...
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I still wear the diamonds, though…

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
August 10, 2025
I haven't ever stopped wearing my wedding rings. Going on eight years out, I still wear them. Yes, there are two of them: my wedding ring plus another that was a family heirloom he had given me for my part ...
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Where does our love go? / ¿A dónde va nuestro amor?

by Carmen Medina in Grief
August 9, 2025
Where does our love go now that our person is gone? My love flows in each hug and kiss from my daughter and grandchildren. Each “Nanny, I love you” fills my heart and spills my love in bubbly, overflowing waves. ...
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Double Widow, Surviving and Flourishing

by Ruth Saunders in Coping Mechanisms
August 6, 2025
    Double Widow: surviving and flourishing, After just 20 years of marriage and 3 teenagers I found myself a Widow. It was not a surprise to me, we had nearly 10 years to prepare, but who is ever prepared. ...
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