I recently wrote about how I was starting to believe I may be a strong solo mom. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened. Now that we are into week two of this new reality of social distancing, working from home and ...
I am not the same person I use to be. Everyone said it would happen. It’s true, I am different. How could it be any other way? Everything in my world changed so of course it makes sense that ...
Distancing During these unprecedented times due to the pandemic, unfortunately, I am quite familiar with drastic life changes. As a new widow almost 3 years ago, and sometimes even now, people interact with me differently. Many people keep their distance ...
I'm a strong independent person. I always have been and I don’t think that will ever change. I pride myself on my strength and resilience. However, there are days the grief is so strong I can hardly breathe. On those ...
Right now, America is facing a pandemic. And that calls for social distancing. A polite way to say quarantine or social isolation. For so many widows, this means being all alone. Their spouse is dead. The person they would ...
In Japan, there is an ancient art form in their culture that takes broken pottery and puts it back together using gold lacquer. The unit becomes whole again, but the areas where it broke become even more obvious and visible ...
This weekend brings what would be Seth’s 45th birthday (and his second in Heaven). I can’t help but reflect on the amazing person he was and still continues to be, even though he is no longer physically with us. I ...
One thing I have learned about grief, is that you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. There is no right way to do grief. Only the way that is right for you. No matter what you ...
Your entire life changes the day your significant other dies. It starts with you going to sleep for the first time without them there. Maybe it’s in your parent’s house, maybe with your best friend sleeping in your bed. Maybe ...
"Have you lost your husband?" I had that question asked yesterday by a complete stranger. It was while visiting a home show, four pavilions with an endless supply of home building and improvement vendors. I was walking around by myself ...