I see your Facebook posts tucked between all the other widow’s comments about love and loss. They share stories of their fairy-tale marriages. How their spouse was the best thing that ever happened to them. How he was the man of their dreams and loved them with...
As the Admin for a widowed group, I’m charged with keeping everyone as safe as possible. That means screening all prospective members to be sure they are in fact widowed (don’t get me started on the fake widows/widowers who try to join the group on an almost daily...
Bad things aren’t supposed to happen when you’re sitting in church. There should be a rule that you’re protected by God’s grace and mercy while you’re in His house. But on March 11, 2012, my world was shattered. As I sat worshiping, my husband was taking his...
A lot can happen in three month. As the clock ushered in 2017, I prepared to take off my wedding rings. The tears and uncertainty pointed out that I clearly wasn’t ready. In fact, I blogged about the experience for Hope For Widows Foundation. A few weeks ago, I looked...
1. They Choose Happiness You’ve had one of the absolute worst things happen to you. Your soulmate, your husband, the love of your life was taken much too soon. Sadly, we all know that pain. We know what it’s like to cry for what was and what can never be. We cry for...
It was three months ago that I blogged about Getting to the Joy: A Widowed Journey. It had taken nearly five years for me to accept the fact that despite my husband’s loss, it is okay for me to have joy in my life again. I wasn’t obligated to live a life of depression...
