I’m exhausted. I woke up this morning ready for work – I work remotely from home, thank goodness. And I didn’t have bus duty for my three kids this morning which usually has me up by 6 a.m. and outside ...
Bret's "angelversary" snuck up on me this year. At first, that shocked me. But then I realized that it has been nearly a decade, so maybe I shouldn't be quite so shocked after all. A lot of time has passed, ...
The older my sons get, the more aware they are of the void in their lives created by their Daddy's passing. Today my oldest participated in a capture the flag match led by the father of some of his classmates. ...
I've written in depth about dreaming about our departed loved ones. Early on, it was so hard to dream about my husband following his death, but once I did, they were oftentimes pretty amazing. One in particular really stands out, ...
This time last year, I had a feeling that things might be different for me a year from then. I didn't know how, but I made sure to make a mental note about how different things were going to be. ...
It is so challenging to be a young widow raising children alone. It is a lonely demographic and bearing that title can leave you feeling displaced. A little "Googling" online concludes that about 7% of the population age 18 and ...
Photo Credit: Sonney Wolfe A reckoning with the expectations of grief – six years in At the end of each teaching semester, I’ve started asking students to answer one question. If you ask me, it’s the most important question they ...
I’ll be honest, I’m struggling with writing this blog. And not because the words aren’t there to be said, and not because I don’t want to be part of this amazing community. But because it is so hard being a ...
It IS possible to be both teary and cheery this Christmas season. You aren’t being disloyal to your husband to experience sincere enjoyment this time of year, and likewise, you aren’t a Grinch or a Scrooge if your heart ...
I recently started a ministry to widows at my church. As I was preparing for my meeting during this Thanksgiving, I came across a wonderful story from history I never knew. Many of us have heard President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, ...