Moving Forward Archives - Hope For Widows Foundation

Graduation Day

by Dawn Cole in Grief, Hope for Widows, parenting, Solo Parenting
May 22, 2020May 23, 2020

Y’all, do you see that adorable little girl graduating from kindergarten? Isn’t she just precious!?!? Well, that adorable little girl has turned into this beautiful young lady. She is smart, hard working, and witty. I can’t even believe that she ...

Loving This Moment

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, joy, life lessons, lifeisstillbeautiful, Loss, Love, Memories, Widow
May 3, 2020May 4, 2020

It’s the beginning of my eighth week of isolation - quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a beautiful sunny day in Michigan. I can finally see summer around the corner! My mood is as sunny as the day, because I’m ...

I Am a Survivor

by Celi Olson in #hope, #husband, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Inspiration, joy, lifeisstillbeautiful, Loss, Mental Health, tough times, Warrior, Widow
April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

I never would describe myself as strong. People have told me, "you are a strong woman". But I don't always see myself that way, but I should. I have survived one of my worst nightmares, my lowest low and fought ...

Grief and Transition

by Guest Blogger in #hope, Coping Mechanisms, Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, life lessons, Memories, Widow
April 5, 2020

When I first fell in love with Keith, I knew what was happening. I knew what the connection was, and I knew that even if I only had one day left on earth, he was the one I’d want to ...

Three Years Ago Today

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Emotions, Grief, Grief Journey, Loss, Memories, Widow
February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

My friend Jo sent me a Facebook memory. Three years ago today, I was with Rick on the Florida gulf. We were sitting with Jo watching a gorgeous sunset in Rick’s favorite spot on Madeira Beach. I sat staring at ...

Light at the End of the Tunnel

by Celi Olson in #hope, God, Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, hope
February 28, 2020

When grief is at its heaviest and we are lost in it, it is so hard to imagine a light at the end of the tunnel. It can become very easy to just get lost in the dark. So ...

Fitting In

by Jennifer Carstens in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Hope for Widows, Hope for Widows Foundation, Loss, Widow
January 23, 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 ...

Still Alone – A Poem

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Widow
December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

I was pondering how different my life is now that I'm coming up on another new year without Rick. I'm used to this new normal. I'm past the heavy grieving stage, and I'm living the life of a single woman. ...

Happy Birthday to Me

by Katherine Billings-Palmer in Grief, Grief Journey, Healing, Loss, Widow
November 7, 2019November 7, 2019

So often now, in the midst of happiness, I’ll feel this gloom settle over me. I know right away that it’s not a “random” sadness; it’s definitely Rick-related. I feel those tears just below the surface, a very mild form ...

Firsts

by ElizabethDreier in #hope, Children and Grief, Dating, Emotions, Healing Happens, Inspiration, joy, lifeisstillbeautiful, Loneliness, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Solo Parenting, Widow, Young Widow
October 20, 2019October 20, 2019

"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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