When my partner in life died, the world as I knew it died. I was all alone. Heart broken. Devastated. And knew I would be that way for the foreseeable future. After a year or so, others encouraged me to ...
People have said all sorts of things to me in the last two years in efforts to offer comfort. Some have been confusing or inadvertently hurtful, and others held nuggets of truth that have come to make more sense with ...
Monday I will be celebrating my 19th wedding anniversary. But I will not be celebrating it with my husband. I will celebrate it as I have celebrated every anniversary for the last five years. Alone. Jared died seven days, exactly ...
Stepping out of your comfort zone can be very scary! Paralyzing actually…. But I did a thing. It might not seem like a big deal to some but it was to me. I got a new job. I left a ...
I was floating in the pool last weekend when it happened. I was soaking up the sun in my inflatable chair reflecting on my new and somewhat unbelievable life now. I’m dating four men. I’m out dancing at singles events. ...
In 7 days it will be five years since my husband passed away. And that number is just heartbreaking. I don’t know why the fact that it has been five years is so hard. Hurtful. Devastating to my soul. But ...
10/9/2017 Hubs, Everyone returned to their normal routines today... Everyone except Ian and I. We don't really know what our new normal is. In ways, today was truly the first day of the rest of our lives without you. I ...
Widow. The word sounds dark. I googled the word. The official definition is “a woman who has lost her husband to death and has not remarried.” I am remarried so why did this title or empty feeling not ...