My Vitamin “F”
Why do I have a variety of friends who are all different in character? Some of them can be considered marginal even? While other surpass me! How do I get along with them all? I think that each one helps … Read More
Why do I have a variety of friends who are all different in character? Some of them can be considered marginal even? While other surpass me! How do I get along with them all? I think that each one helps … Read More
Sometimes we widows keep putting off what needs to be done, thus causing stress and anxiety to build up. Life is hard when we are grieving and it can be easier to postpone making a decision than to think … Read More
When we are grieving it’s hard to just get out of bed let alone experience life passionately and purposefully. I know that we were created to live deliberately, not postponing joy for some time in the future, but how do … Read More
After Donnie died I was lost and didn’t know how to be happy or laugh again. A few years later I started the group “Chicks Night Out” and it’s become a great social get together for all the ladies who … Read More
Special people come into our lives sometimes for a moment and sometimes for a life time. We don’t always take note of everything they do or recognize how they help us on our journey. They never ask for thanks or … Read More
Life isn’t about “things” – “things” don’t come to your funeral. This past weekend I cleaned out the cottage so I could close it up for the winter. You would think that it would get easier but it doesn’t. It … Read More
Nervous anticipation fluttered through me when I socialized the first year after Donnie’s death. I remember one particular evening out with some friends and their husbands. It was the first couple time with them without Donnie and I worried that I … Read More
It’s hard to be positive when your grieving, but how you respond to your loss is totally up to you. When negative thoughts about life and people start to take control, interrupt them and recall instead your good memories and the … Read More
Years have passed since I became a widow, a change I did not see coming. In truth I never liked change and never went looking for it. I’ve worked for the same organization for thirty six years and was married … Read More
When we become a “widow” we are no longer a “wife” – its hard to know who we are. How well do we really know, like and trust ourselves? This is a critical question that we all face as we … Read More