When I started this blog, I had someone tell me to give the advice I was looking for when I became a widow. I was a proactive in my grief process. I joined the Hot, Young Widows Club (it’s a ...
There is an empty chair on the porch. I use to find him sitting in it smoking a cigarette while playing on his phone. Nights I needed to talk I would go out there and sit on the deck box ...
Becoming a widow at the age of 43 changed my life forever. I was now faced with being alone in this world without the man that I waited and prayed for. I prayed for someone who was gentle, loving, kind, ...
Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential. - Kerry Washington The juncture to widowhood is one of those life changing transitions we usually don’t eagerly embrace ...
Today I was watching NCIS: New Orleans with my grandma and they were talking about grief the quote that stood out to me was “Same love that lifted you up in life can drag you down in death.” I have spent so much of the last year trying ...
I was watching a Brene Brown video and she talked about how everyone wants to have extraordinary experiences, but how the little things in life really matter more. She said that after stunning life events, like near-death experiences, the death ...
I’ve not found a good way to tell someone that I’m a widow. A few months after Seth passed away, I went out with some neighbors for a mom’s night out. It was much needed and so good to laugh ...
This week begins what I refer to as our six weeks of grief hell. Sunday is Mother's Day. Friday is Steven’s 18th birthday. Thursday the 19th is Steven’s high school graduation. Tuesday June 7th would have been Jared’s 45th ...