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When a Wolfe Calls

by Sonney Wolfe in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
July 30, 2025
I woke up this morning to the sound of my grandchildren whispering, their bare feet padding across wood floors, stopping just short of the bedroom I was in. I’ve landed at Ashley and Micah’s house, my oldest daughter and son-in-law. ...
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Widow to New Widow

by Carmen Myrtis-Garcia in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 28, 2025
  Curt died unexpectedly. I was the one assigned to give Sheryl the news soon after. I did what their pastor and neighbors asked me to do.  They thought it best if the news came from me.  So, I took ...
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Jonathan, you Goonie!

by Cassie Dockter-Reeves in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
July 26, 2025July 26, 2025
Today is our 4th wedding anniversary. I should be waking up today to your snores. I should be reaching over and kissing you on the cheek like I did when you were sleeping and you had no idea. I should ...
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Ninja Grief

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
July 26, 2025
I missed getting to write my posts here for several months because I was caring for an 88-year-old with memory issues and declining health. As her struggles grew more severe, and my time and energy was consumed with her care, ...
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Dear Bret: An Open Letter

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
July 23, 2025
Dear Bret, It's been a while since I wrote you a letter, and after I made the suggestion for other widows to write letters to their late partners, I decided to do the same. You've been gone now for over ...
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The Meaning of Bittersweet / El Significado de “Bittersweet” (Agridulce)

by Carmen Medina in Grief
July 20, 2025July 21, 2025
One of the Hope for Widows sisters used the word “bittersweet” to describe what she was feeling. I hate labels. I always have. I dislike being called “a widow.” I live with it because it is a fact. I still ...
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Novice in the New

by Teri Miner in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 1, 2025
Widows can feel like a novice in our new life… one so drastically different from what we knew. Where we once felt confident and strong, we can suddenly find ourself questioning everything. Our mind is in a fog and the ...
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Insulation Matters

by Sonney Wolfe in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
June 27, 2025June 30, 2025
I opened the door on the second knock and extended a practiced, firm handshake. My hair was pulled back plainly, clothes were modest, and my face was void of both makeup and smiles. I was ready.  “Keith Allen, KO Insulation” ...
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A Widow’s Friends, New and Old

by Layla Beth Munk in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
June 20, 2025
A few years ago, a thought occurred to me that prompted me to sit down and think deeply. Not long after Bret ended his life, I joined multiple support groups that I had found on social media. I don't recall ...
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On life and learning lessons the hard way

by Carmen Medina in Grief
June 19, 2025June 19, 2025
There was a time when I had mapped out my life. I pretty much knew what I was going to do, where I was going to be and who I was going to be with. That of course, was an ...
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