Upcoming events: Saturday March 5th, 2016 – Grief Recovery/ Positive Change ( 3 hour workshop) Starting Tuesday March 15th, 2016 – 8 Week Grief Recovery Method ( 2 hours a week) These events are hosted by Brenan's Funeral Home in Saint … Read More
When things are going bad, it’s usually made worse by someone else’s behavior. Sadly it’s hard enough to control our own behavior let alone control someone else’s. But there are some things we can do to help. There is this … Read More
A lot happens after our husband’s death but in the midst of it all we need to hold on to the fact that others don’t control our destiny. Never, ever let other people determine your future. There is a dream … Read More
Our grief is directly related to the uniqueness of our marriage and no two marriages are the same. There is a lot of confusion about grief and how a person should handle it. But grief does not come in a tidy … Read More
Widows understand how precious life is and the good news is that with the advancements in health care our lifespans may normally start reaching to 90 and more. But how are you going to spend those extra years? I suggest … Read More
It’s been years since my husband’s death and I’ve travelled a lot. As a widow I’ve found that the success of my travels is almost always directly linked to the people that I’m travelling with. It doesn’t matter if you … Read More
I was only fifty when my husband of twenty seven years died. Donnie was fifty three years old and we had our wills done when the children were small but we hadn't done any other preplanning. Years earlier my Mother had preplanned … Read More
If your not sleeping than it's a sure thing that your stress level is higher. I know from experience that sleep is hard to get after we lose a loved one. That empty side of the bed just highlights what … Read More
I got these "Four Promises of Forgiveness" from the book "Lists to Live by" by Alice Gray, Steve Stephens and John Van Diest. I'm passing this list on because one of the major blocks to healing is that we sometimes … Read More
As a widow we are left to make our decisions without our husbands input; every day we make hundreds of them. Most are minor, but we will be forced to make some important and even life changing decisions on our … Read More