I stared at the television. Mouth open. Rebecca Pearson, played by Mandy Moore, had just described my life. Her words were haunting. It appears the writer for the hit show, “This Is Us”, had somehow peeked inside my world and compared my life – the before and after....
As I watched Oprah Winfrey’s powerful speech during the 75th Golden Globes, the line, “I’ve interviewed and portrayed people who’ve withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to...
Although you knew his cancer was terminal, you thought he’d beat the odds. You thought you’d be the couple that got the miracle. Maybe his death was unexpected. You thought he was coming home for dinner only to get a call that there had been a horrific accident....
Dear Non-Widowed Community: In almost every aspect of our life, we get to love more than one of something. We get to love multiple children…numerous friends…more than one pet…many different books, foods, places, etc. Doesn’t it stand to reason that we can love more...
*This blog post originally appeared on the Hope for Widows website. I’ve been told it won’t happen…can’t happen. But it’s already started. I’m forgetting my husband. Don’t get me wrong. Our love will always be something that I cherish for the rest of life. Our...
