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Leaving the Past Behind

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating
January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
It happened again. I went on another first date that didn’t leave me wanting a second. The man was intelligent and ambitious, polite and friendly. But there was no spark, and, when I got home afterwards, I realized that I ...
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Red flags, sunflowers and the complications of dating while widowed.

by DonnaElliott in Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
October 27, 2021October 26, 2021
***Please note this is not an article for advice – and is based on my experience and my experience alone**   Dating scares me.   It terrifies me.   I have dipped my toe into it a few times after ...
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The “L” Word

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
July 13, 2021
Yesterday, Rick and I would have celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. It was the third one since he’s been gone. I made it through the fog of the first one. By the second one, I had adapted to life alone, ...
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A Widow in Pursuit of Happiness

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
I was at a four-day writers’ conference this past weekend. It was supposed to be on a lake in northern Michigan, but due to COVID, it was on Zoom. That’s a lot of screen time, but it was worth it. ...
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Choosing Happiness

by Jayme Johnson in Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
August 17, 2020
I've had to adapt to life changes at lightning speed over the past year and a half. I know better than most how quickly and abruptly everything can change, whether you want it to or not. You hear people talk ...
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Fitting In

by Jennifer Carstens in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
January 23, 2020June 19, 2020
When my husband died, the dynamic in my little family changed dramatically.  We were a tight-knit family of 3.  My daughter is an only-child, so she went with us wherever we went.  Even as a teen, she was usually happy ...
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Firsts

by ElizabethDreier in Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating, Solo Parenting
October 20, 2019June 19, 2020
"Firsts."  Such a loaded word for widows. My first time introducing myself on here... I am Elizabeth Dreier, forever a wife to my beloved Simon; mother to my son who inherited his parent's love for calf roping and all things ...
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New Start, Bad Choices – Becoming a Wiser Widow

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief
October 7, 2019June 19, 2020
As time moves on, I feel less like a widow, and I begin to wonder how long I’ll still be writing a widow’s blog. But it may be for a little while longer, because even as I continue to pursue ...
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Soon You’ll Get Better

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating
September 9, 2019June 19, 2020
I was floating in the pool last weekend when it happened. I was soaking up the sun in my inflatable chair reflecting on my new and somewhat unbelievable life now. I’m dating four men. I’m out dancing at singles events. ...
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A widows dating advice.

by Danielle Thompson in Grief, Hope and Healing, Relationships and Dating, Solo Parenting
June 17, 2019June 19, 2020
I met someone 5 months after Jerry died. Very unexpectedly. We became friends because I was not ready to think about another relationship. It slowly grew into something wonderful. Now almost 2 years later after meeting him, we are still ...
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