I’ll admit it. I’m the odd widow out. It’s true when they say that there’s no right way to grieve. We simply go through the motions hoping to find some measure of comfort…something to dull the pain. Sometimes it’s exercise. Sometimes it’s medication. Sometimes, it’s...
1. Living in the Past/Future You’ve had possibly the most devastating thing happen to you. Whether you were married for 20 years or two months, nothing prepares you to lose your spouse. There’s no pre-planning guide, no words anyone can say to mentally and emotionally...
Quite possibly, you’ve had the most horrific thing happen to you. I know, because it’s happened to me too. You’ve lost your husband, the father of your children, your best friend, your lover…your person. I get it. It sucks. I’ll repeat it again. I get it....
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – Romeo and Juliet WIDOW. There’s no way to pretty up the word. We can’t sprinkle fancy perfume on the word to mask the stink that comes with it. There are some who feel the...
I’ll admit it. When the news broke that 52 year old rock star Chris Cornell had died, the name didn’t ring a bell. But, based on the reactions of my social media friends, I knew his music had touched many lives. As I read about his death, which was ultimately ruled a...
We don’t get to take a break when our husband, gone for a week to handle company business, returns home. We don’t get to take a break when Sunday’s games are over and the final score for Monday Night Football scrolls across the screen. We don’t get to take a break...
