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Consumed by Love

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Healing Happens, life lessons, Loneliness, Loss, Love, Widow
March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve never had a serious illness or major operation, or any other traumatic physical malady. I’ve never suffered any physical affliction that required months to heal or physical therapy to get back on my feet, ...

With This Ring – A Poem

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief Journey, Healing, Love, Memories, Widow
March 15, 2019March 16, 2019

As I draw closer to the end of year two, I realize I no longer feel married. That sounds dumb, since Rick's been gone for so long, but after twenty years of marriage, I still felt like his wife, no ...

Suddenly (Sadly) Single

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in #hope, Dating, Emotions, Grief Journey, life lessons, Loneliness, Relationships, Widow
March 3, 2019

If there was one thing I never expected, it was to ever be single again. I mean, I know divorces happen, but I waited until I was forty to marry because I wanted to be sure that Mr. Right was ...

Awakening the Dream

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in #hope, Emotions, Grief Journey, Inspiration, life lessons, Widow
February 25, 2019February 26, 2019

I’ve been having some emotional ups and downs lately. There are so many things rolling around in my head. For one, I just spent another romantic Hallmark holiday alone, which forced me to once again face the fact that I ...

DREAM BIG. PERIOD.

by Kelly Cann in Grief Journey, Hope for Widows Foundation, Inspiration, Warrior, Young Widow
February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

DREAM BIG. PERIOD. About a year after my husband passed, I was still going to his gravesite 2-3 times a week just to be with him. With a book and blanket in hand, I’d take a moment before sitting down ...

My Ring Ceremony

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief Journey, Loss, Love, Widow
February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

It was a steamy July day in 1997 when my husband put my wedding ring on the third finger of my left hand. We were in a small wedding chapel surrounded by ten attendants comprised of our children, relatives, and ...

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, life lessons, Memories, Widow
February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

A couple of months ago, my son bought a new house and moved farther away from me. It’s not terribly far, but about double the 20-minute ride to the old one. So now it can take up to 45 minutes ...

7 Ways To Get Back Into The Habit of Living

by Kelly Cann in Fitness, Grief Journey, Healing Happens, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Inspiration, Mental Health, Self Care, Young Widow
February 5, 2019March 21, 2019

7 Ways To Get Back Into The Habit of Living You’ve earned the right to do the bare minimum for the remainder of your life. After all, you’ve been thrown the ultimate curveball. Whether anyone understands it or not, ...

Finding the Right Pair of Jeans

by Kelly Cann in Emotions, Finding Support, Grief Journey, Healing Happens, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Inspiration, Mental Health, Self Care, Uncategorized, Widow, Young Widow
January 25, 2019January 25, 2019

Finding the Right Pair of Jeans I have found that finding the right therapist is analogous to the process of finding the right pair of jeans. It’s an arduous task and the hunt can seem endless and take years. Each ...

On the Cusp of a New Life

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Loss, Memories, Widow
January 2, 2019January 2, 2019

I’m on the cusp of a new life, but it's difficult to leave the old one behind. And, if I’m honest with myself, I feel guilty and sad, regretful that I have been able to survive without Rick, that I ...

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