Last Sunday was Easter and I was doing everything in my power to make it perfect for my grandma. Every holiday, since she went on hospice, has been this way. In my mind, I think this could be the last ...
Someone last week commented about how they want to handle the rough patch they are going through as I did. You still have a smile on your face and find a way to laugh. What they do not know is ...
This is the first blog I’ve written in 7 months. Reason being is that this past year has been hard. In fact, it’s been hardest year I’ve ever had. And that includes the year Seth died. It’s been a hard ...
Say Their Name. Remember. Honor. Amanda: Does walking today make you sad Me: No. Amanda: Jay has been having a hard time with it. Jay is my nephew Matt was the first major death that he has experienced. And while ...
Something was wrong and I did not know what. Sadness just hung over me. I struggled to get through another day. Things were not as easy as I would have liked at work, grandma was so confused at night, and ...
I go upstairs alone. What can I do tonight to fight the loneliness? Turn on the TV find something that won’t remind me of my past life. Read a book. Draw. Anything to not feel the emptiness that comes with ...
Yesterday I was watching random videos that popped up on Facebook when I was bored. There was one with an actress talking about her divorce and how she thought a breakup was worse than death. She went on to explain ...
I often wonder what Matt is thinking. Watching me start to live again I can imagine him being happy. Because the age-old saying they would not want you to be sad is true. As I looked over the pasture the ...
Dear New Widow, I am sorry you are here. The last thing I pictured myself doing was blogging for a widow’s group but in my darkest moment, I found comfort among people that understood my pain. Recently my newsfeed on ...
I have long suffered from Anxiety. This week I started to listen to Brene Brown’s new book Atlas to the Heart. I am going to be purchasing a hard copy of the book it is one that I think I ...