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October 16, 2019

First Loves and Last Goodbyes – a Poem

I heard the news, and then I cried
A boy I used to love has died
We were just teens the night we met
No boy had ever kissed me yet

So long ago and far away
He smiled at me and made my day
He held my hand, he kissed my face
I followed him most any place

His … Read the blog

grief memories
November 25, 2018

Fantasy Time

Sometimes, I can still hear your voice in my head telling me, “I love you honey.” I can still hear you saying, “It will be OK.”

And every now and then one of your catchphrases pops into my head: “That’s why they call me ‘the big fella,’” or even, “Shut the hell up.”

When something good happens – “That’s better … Read the blog

grief and coping
August 25, 2018

Eighty Percent Me

On my way to trivia finals this morning, I was reminded of last October, two months after Rick died, when I was invited to play with this same team in a trivia finals event. After Rick was diagnosed in October 2016, we rarely went to our regular Monday league games anymore. At first, he was often sick with chemo side … Read the blog

grief anniversary
August 13, 2018

It’s Just a Day

It’s just a day.

I keep telling myself that. A day has no power. A day can’t hurt you. Why did I fear waking up today, August 13th? I’ve made it this far. I made it through all the days and weeks and months after this horrible day last year, and I’ve survived.

Last year, at this very time, I … Read the blog

grief, hope, widowhood
June 12, 2018

See You on the Other Side

I was running late this morning (nothing new about that). But today I was particularly late, and at the time I got in my car and started it up, I’m usually already sitting at my desk at work.  I wouldn’t normally have been in the car when this song was playing.

Timing is everything.

So I started my car, and … Read the blog

widow grief
April 28, 2018

It’s all just attempts at distraction.

It’s all just attempts at distraction.

All day long every day.

Each hour brings a wrong note – discord and strife because nothing is the way it’s supposed to be.

The clock ticks and each moment reminds me of what I lost. All day, my rhythms are off. All day, every day, is wrong, soul-jarringly wrong.

Each second reminds me … Read the blog

grief poem
March 4, 2018

To Rick (formerly “Miles” – revised)

To Rick

Distance cannot stop my love
From seeking your heart’s strings.
Our souls communicate past death,
And mine to yours still sings.

The great expanse of heavens
Can’t keep our love apart.
For still I feel you near me;
I sense you in my heart.

My mind’s eye beckons you at will.
I see you in my dreams at …
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I'm a guest contributor on the Hope for Widows Foundation website blog. This organization is a wonderful resource for those of us who are striving to continue to find hope after losing our husbands. Hope for Widows Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, opens the door to a new world for widows, ensuring they do not go through their experience alone, but with life-long connections and lasting support. Visit their website or Facebook page. Their private Facebook group is filled with loving, supportive fellow widows who have provided much love and encouragement to me since joining the group a week after Rick's death. I encourage you to join.

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