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 ...
Many folks, bereaved or not, have struggles during the holiday season. If that's you, please know that it's OKAY to not feel festive and merry. Your feelings are valid, and no one should make you feel guilty for being on ...
...for Seasonal Affective Disorder! 🫠 Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, typically comes on for folks when the days start getting shorter, and daylight is at a minimum. For me, I never realized that I really had it, as I had ...
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, ...
oThanksgiving! When one door close…… As that special day approaches, I am reminded of so many things to be thankful for, as I’m sure most of us are. But as a Widow some of those things come with memories we ...
To our non-widowed, coupled friends - please read: I hate that this is even a thing, but every so often, it needs to be said. Your husband goes hunting and is gone for a few days...that does not make you ...