Living without my husband feels so much like a cruel sentence. It feels like I have lost so much at a such a young age, and continuing here the remaining years of my life, separated from him at times ...
I was recently staring at a painting created by my three year old. I looked intently at the colors behind the blackish brown and wondered what it was supposed to have looked like. What was the original beauty behind ...
Lack of Vision The bi-products and aftermath of grief are so numerous, that even now, I’m sure there are things that I haven’t even realized yet that will affect us. Grief is like glitter, a song and quote suggest. ...
Blog written by, Author, Emma Grey Three weeks after my husband died from a heart attack in 2016, my children and I walked in Australia’s “City to Surf” fun run. We’d already entered the race, months before he died, and ...
Have you heard of the Boulevard of Broken Dreams? I think that a lot of widows would agree that at least some portion of their grief journey has been spent there, lamenting, listing the losses, and looking toward ...
The topic of humor is one that I have a lot of experience addressing. Not just in my widowhood circles, but in my everyday life as well. I was kind of a weird little Wednesday Addams sort of kid and ...
The 7 Types of Listeners On the path of grief, one of the greatest treasures hidden within the darkness of sorrow is finding the gift of genuinely compassionate listeners. Those people who care with their hearts in all ...
Some years back, when Bret was very much alive and trying very hard to find peace, we attended a conference by Hay House publishing called "I Can Do It!" It was magical - that's how I honestly feel about it ...
Do you ever dream about your late husband? When my sweetheart died I was forced to trade in my favorite books about Christian marriages, great dates, romance and parenting your children together for the books I never expected to ...