Since becoming a widow I have become much more aware of grief. I have become personally connected to a handful of new widows in the past year and have been able to reach out to them with an empathy I ...
"I'm sure things will get easier after this first year." I'll take "Phrases that Aren't Helpful" for $1,000, Alex. When my husband died, I suddenly became surrounded by people who thought they knew all there was to know about navigating ...
3rd Annual Widows of Hope VIRTUAL 5K is back with the partnership of The Mighty! Run outside, use a treadmill, walk the dog, walk solo, hit the track or a trail, get a group together and create a team - ...
Some days I just don’t want to. I don’t want to leave the house. I don’t want to follow through on obligations or promises. I don’t wanna anymore. When I feel this way, I wish someone would yank me out ...
Hope For Widows Foundation's Widows of Hope VIRTUAL 5K Run/Walk is back!!! Walk or run at your own pace. Run outside, use a treadmill, walk the dog, get a group together - it’s your place and pace. The purpose of ...
"It takes a village to raise a child" is a well known African proverb that means child-rearing is a communal effort, that raising a child requires the experience and support of an entire community with whom the child can interact ...
“And if you want me, you better speak up I won't wait So you better move fast Don't fool yourself in thinking you're more than a man 'Cause you'll probably end up dead Now, it's sixteen miles to the promised ...
Most of my friends are people that I have never met. They live in my phone and anytime I need something, they are always only a couple of clicks away. That is the beauty of technology. And social media. If ...
Dear Hope for Widows Community, Today, August 30, 2017, is National Grief Awareness Day. One might say, Why is there a need for such a day? That would be a great question. In 2013, Angie Cartwright, founded National Grief Awareness ...