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Does widowhood have an expiration date?

by Cindy Schriver in Grief, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
April 12, 2025April 13, 2025
My husband died 14 years ago, and I still refer to myself as a widow.   To be honest, I had never thought much of it. I AM a widow. Yet when one of my online tutoring students asked, "Well, ...
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Putting myself first in my widowhood journey

by Cindy Schriver in Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
February 15, 2025
I love when a new year begins, it’s a time to spend time taking stock of yourself and the things that need to change. This year, my New Year resolution was to concentrate on self-care. Self-care is a word that ...
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The odd one out – Like a fish out of water

by Cindy Schriver in Hope and Healing, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
August 19, 2024
"Fish out of water” and “odd one out” are both great ways to describe life as a 39-year-old widowed mom of three young girls trying to navigate the perils of getting a college education. The first big decision is what ...
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When Holiday Grief Needs Another Step.

by Nicole Jacquez in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
April 20, 2022April 21, 2022
I celebrated our 2nd Easter without my husband this year. While this year was drastically different than our first one, I decided to add a step to the holiday grief cycle—Juggling. Being widowed during the holidays is a juggling act. ...
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No More Cancer

by Angie Bell in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
February 5, 2022
  I recently read an article by John Piper called “Don’t Waste Your Cancer”. It really got me to thinking. I don’t want to waste my husband’s cancer. His first point was: You will waste your cancer if you do ...
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All the Little Moments

by Angie Bell in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 29, 2022
It’s not always the holidays, or birthdays, or anniversaries, but all the other little days that can knock me for a loop. I can prepare for and make plans to avoid stress on the special days. But what about when ...
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Missing Grandpa

by Angie Bell in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
October 30, 2021
Bell Camp -2019   I am thankful that my two grandchildren were old enough to have spent time with my husband, Chuck. They have good memories of Grandpa, though not nearly as many as I wish they could have had.  ...
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Hope for Sure

by Angie Bell in Coping Mechanisms, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
September 4, 2021September 4, 2021
In reading the post Widowhood Prepared Me For a Pandemic by Carla Duff, from  April 16, 2020, I was struck by several things. It was written three days after we found out my husband had a mass on his pancreas, ...
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Times of Sunshine

by Angie Bell in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
August 21, 2021August 17, 2021
In that last week of my husband's  life I was keeping track of what time I gave medicines. My daughters had set up a spreadsheet for us to monitor everything.  Medicines to try to keep my husband out of pain ...
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Widow Life is Hard

by Tanya Christians in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 13, 2020July 17, 2020
I am told how well I am doing and how strong I am.  People commend me on the adventures I take and my drive to rebuild my life.  The world looking in sees some one who is figuring it out.  ...
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