Last Saturday night, a friend and fellow widow, M, arranged a group meetup at a local restaurant. While it was for both widows and widowers, only women came. It was so fun! We ate, laughed and made other restaurant patrons ...
We as widows know all too well that life can be cut short, dreams don't always work out how we thought they would, and tomorrow never does come. For this reason I have decided to focus on love in 2015, ...
Each time I visit my husband’s grave, in attempts to do something fostering for my spirit, I first visit an eclectic, home décor shop. Their designs feature a mix of old and new with upscale, unique pieces. During each trip a ...
The charge cards are still smoking and the Christmas tree boxes are being packed up and shoved in closets as this Happy Old Year turns into Happy New year. Yes, the end of the season of celebration, and back to ...
Christmas Day brought the first decent amount of snow to my neighborhood. Today, in spite of the forecasters saying less than an inch would fall overnight, many inches fell. I looked out the window and decided to take our 20 ...
I made it through another Christmas! I only tortured myself with memories and the would of, could of, and should of's for a short time on Christmas Day. I was determined that this year would be different, and I set ...
The first Christmas after my husband’s passing, I felt numb, in disbelief, engulfed in sorrow, and oh so alone. I attempted to put on my mask and proceed forward for my daughters’ well-being. However, isolation seemed to grasp me as the ...
I hope everyone is making it through Christmas OK this year. "OK" what's that? well, I don't know. Everyone's barometer is different on that one.For me it is being able to walk through it all, endure the sadness, but somewhere ...
I'm wishing you joy this Holiday season. I'm hoping all the good memories of past Holidays will bring you good cheer. I'm grateful for the Hope for Widows Foundation. It is wonderful to have a place where we can go ...
During this time of hustle and bustle and the most wonderful time of the year, my widow’s spirit is not as jolly or as calm and bright as it used to be. Christmas seems to spur on a tangled web ...