With help from my students (because they think it’s amazing I have begun to blog again) we present our version of explaining a small portion of becoming a widow. Widowhood is a term used to describe the state of being ...
I’ve always been a scaredy-cat when it comes to just about everything. Swimming. Getting my ears pierced. Dogs. Smoking weed. Public speaking. Dancing in front of people. Getting a tattoo. And on and on. But when I experienced the worst ...
Within the first few months after my husband died, I very quickly learned that grief can be a lot of things: anguish, pain, anger, love, numbness. I mean, there are five stages after all. One word I haven’t heard when ...
On Friday I Said sorry for your loss to someone and felt terrible about it. It was a customer, not someone I knew, and it took me longer than it should have to utter the words. He said so casually ...
I’m planning the baby’s 3rd birthday party. This will be her 3rd year without her daddy; she lost him exactly a week before she turned one. How many of you have celebrated birthdays or other occasions since losing your spouse? ...
Sometimes I feel like I am not doing enough as a widow because others create foundations, charities, races, and memorials to honor their lost spouses. But I have learned we all deal with grief in different ways, and none of ...
This might be a bit long. When I sat down to create my blog for the week I couldn't find where to begin. I realized this was April, not that I did not know this before, but this is April. ...
Ever since I was a kid in school, Sundays haven't typically been a favorite. Sunday meant my weekend was over. It meant an earlier bedtime and getting up entirely too early the next day. This attitude continued through adulthood, but ...
It was like coming across something significant on an archeological dig, that’s how this morning’s discovery felt. I was cleaning out the food cupboard where all the baking needs and oils and such are stored. So many packages have passed ...