How do you know when you’re ready to start dating?In short, you never really know! One day you may think you’re ready and the next day you’re repulsed that someone even glanced in your direction.Personally, it took me almost 4 years to be ready to...
Self-preservation.Our bodies are trained that the brain has top-priority when it comes to our blood supply. Even if other organs need blood, our body will direct the flow to our brain.Self-preservation.Since becoming a widow seven years ago, I have been in a state of...
The death of a spouse often feels like losing a part of your heart. It’s the kind of heartache that reverberates through every single facet of your life. It’s fear. It’s insecurity. It’s anger. It’s shock. It’s isolating. It’s pain. It’s hell. But all of those...
It’s often said that when a widow loses a spouse, her heart expands to allow new love in. While I absolutely believe this to be true, I often wonder about the section of my heart that remains off limits. The part that never imagined ‘til death do us part’ coming after...
With the holiday season upon on us, many are beginning to plan family gatherings and get-togethers. This time of year can also be stressful for a widow or widower who has anxiety about introducing a new partner to the entire family. If the celebration is at the...
Don’t ever judge a widow for opening her heart to love again. Dating after the loss of a spouse takes balls. Giant ones. To believe in a happily ever after when yours was unfairly and untimely ripped from you… To have to take a self-inventory of who you are...
