CW: suicide I'm a small-town girl. My high school graduating class had less than 70 people. I still live in a small town and in a semi-rural part of that town, at that. When I got my driver's license back ...
As a widow, one of the hard things we face is now writing this chapter of life alone… ALONE! Widowhood is such a lonely place and unless you are a widow you really can’t understand it. (And I would never ...
When I started this blog, I had someone tell me to give the advice I was looking for when I became a widow. I was a proactive in my grief process. I joined the Hot, Young Widows Club (it’s a ...
Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential. - Kerry Washington The juncture to widowhood is one of those life changing transitions we usually don’t eagerly embrace ...
I was watching a Brene Brown video and she talked about how everyone wants to have extraordinary experiences, but how the little things in life really matter more. She said that after stunning life events, like near-death experiences, the death ...
I’ve not found a good way to tell someone that I’m a widow. A few months after Seth passed away, I went out with some neighbors for a mom’s night out. It was much needed and so good to laugh ...
This week begins what I refer to as our six weeks of grief hell. Sunday is Mother's Day. Friday is Steven’s 18th birthday. Thursday the 19th is Steven’s high school graduation. Tuesday June 7th would have been Jared’s 45th ...
Our husband heard us and we miss that. Most widows would agree the death of your husband is a profound moment in the journey of life here on earth. It literally upends the trajectory of life as you knew ...
The Power of the Dog is a movie that was a contender for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars. However, I am not writing about that power of the dog. Instead, I am writing about the power of a little ...