Navigating through loss and living, grief and laughter by the merry widow.
I made a bad mistake today. I took my kids to church on Father’s Day, against all good judgment. It was one of the first times they haven’t complained about going in a long time, but we’ll never do that again on Father’s Day until they reach the age of majority, or at least until [...]
Я еще не привыкла к этой голой, перстень мой. После трех лет, вы думаете, я бы не заметить, что без всяких украшений пальцем, но каждый день, в обязательном порядке, я считаю себя потирая пальцем по обнаженной районе, где кольцо было. Это заняло у меня около года, чтобы снять его, так что я думаю, что будет [...]
Image via Wikipedia There are a lot of widows and widowers out there who wish they lived in a more resource-friendly environment, you know, the ones that live hours from an international airport and about the same for a city. Those are the ones who have a difficult time accessing widows support groups, and yes, [...]
February 10 is my three year mark of being a widow. He died a day before his oldest son’s birthday. He died four days before Valentines Day. Nothing before and hopefully nothing after will top this one for them, because they have the rest of their lives to deal with this senseless death.
Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr I realize many people cannot afford the time off work and their employment benefits program may not have this luxury. There are people all around the world who have to face grief while going back to work or risk losing their job. If I could, I would [...]
Image via Wikipedia It is interesting how getting to that first year anniversary after my spouse died, seemed like reaching the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. It was like I wasn’t supposed to be doing some things – like dating someone, or laughing too much, smiling too much, going out to have fun. Do you know [...]
