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Widowed Anniversaries

July 4th – Our Wedding Anniversary

Posted on: June 29, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

Happy Anniversary, my love. Just a couple of kids who fell in love and were married just out of high school. Who knew we’d spend 51+ years together on this earth? A spark made it possible. The spark dimmed at times, but it never went completely out. We learned how to re-ignite it. We had […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Milestones

Delegating, Abdicating, Collaborating, Co-Creating?

Posted on: June 21, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Photo of Julia’s Stones my own   My next ten days are packed (packed for me, anyway). Quite a bit of work in the coming days. A dinner out with new-to-me-friends of Medjool’s. Some travel to England and then on to Scotland. (My first trip to the UK since before the world shut down in […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Arrow of Time

Posted on: June 16, 2022 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

I was married to Lee on June 12th, which was this past Sunday.  Can I still say that June 12th is my anniversary? Or that June 12th was my anniversary? Should I say that June 12th would have been our anniversary? Using proper grammar can be daunting, especially when referring to a loved one who […]

Categories: Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Anniversaries, Uncategorized

Fun in Funeral?

Posted on: May 28, 2022 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

I booked the flight for Clayton’s funeral last night. It’s bothering me because a funeral isn’t supposed to be 4 years after someone passes. The celebration of life we had originally planned was put on pause and so has a lot of my growing through grief. Searching for flights and making travel arrangements didn’t cause […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Without Children, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness

Humdrum and Bittersweet

Posted on: May 3, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Image by Robin Lyon on Unsplash As I reflect on what to write about this weekend – which is what I do when nothing immediately springs out at me – it’s about how used I have become to having complexity in my life. Sometimes I get to the end of the day when I journal […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Grief Is

Posted on: April 25, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

This week was the first anniversary of Tony’s death. Despite the strange time warp of grief, I have pulled us along into the second year. One hour, one day, one week, one month at a time. I imagine the road ahead is counted in years instead of the grains of time, but time will tell. […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Suicide, Uncategorized

Forever Young

Posted on: April 19, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Main image by Angello Pro on Unsplash Today is not only Easter Day. It’s also our lovely Megan’s 21st birthday. Her sixth birthday without her father. Her 16th birthday was just nine days after her dad died. Finding a date for Mike’s funeral in 2017 was so very hard. There is a “minimum” time required […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Birthdays, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Looking Forwards and Backwards

Posted on: April 18, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

This weekend was a swirl of activities with soccer games, Easter and my oldest son turning 13. I didn’t have much time to look forward. So now it is Monday morning, and I am entering this week with trepidation. This is the week that will make it 365 days since Tony passed. I find myself […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Suicide

These Soft and Coarse Sands of Time

Posted on: April 16, 2022 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

The course of time is told by the passing of both soft and coarse sands. Some experiences feel gentle and powder fine while others sting and erode me in these whipping widowed winds. Five. How is it already five years since you’ve been gone? How is it that I didn’t know if I’d make it […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Without Children, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Signs from Loved One, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness

He Used to Say . . .

Posted on: April 13, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

We Were His Only Need He used to say that his heart would take him in the end, that husband of mine—the brave hearted man, father and mentor, friend to many; he used to say that we were all that mattered to him. He laid down his life for us by driving countless miles to […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Anniversaries

Five Years, Five Minutes, Five Decades

Posted on: April 12, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

My Sweet Mystery (*) Today is five years since you died. In that time, there have been so many difficult, painful, traumatic events. Exacerbating your not-here-ness. The things I would have to catch you up on. Though I presume you know it all anyway, and are shaking your head in disbelief. Wars – always ongoing, […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Shamrock Reflections

Posted on: March 21, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

When you pick your wedding date, you never imagine that day could one day bring heartache. All the focus is on the celebration and the happy life you are building together. It never even crosses your mind that one of you could be left standing alone. Tony and I would have been married 15 years […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Suicide

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