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Widowed Holidays

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

Swimming Me Home

Posted on: May 31, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Photos my own A few weeks ago, I was on a Swim Trek holiday in Mallorca, putting in some training for my “big swim” planned for the middle of July – crossing the Lac Léman/Lake Geneva at its widest point (13 km – a smidge over 8 miles). I do want to do it. Really, […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Long Lake Weekend

Posted on: May 30, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

Long weekends can be hard on us. While I love the time away from work and extra time with my kids, the hole in our lives is more readily evident. So, this weekend I accepted an invitation to stay with friends at their lake house. There were two houses packed to the gills. 11 adults […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Signs from Loved One, Uncategorized

THINKING ABOUT

Posted on: May 25, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

BRAVERY What does it mean to be brave? Definition of bravery 1 : the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : the quality or state of being brave : courage showing bravery under fire. As I write I am on the doorstep of the Memorial Day […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions

I Still Can’t Much Do Groups

Posted on: May 17, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Main image by Duy Pham on Unsplash I am coming to the end of a lovely short week’s holiday in Mallorca, taking part in an open water swimming camp, geared around being able to swim 10km in “event” (if not “race”) conditions. All meant to be prep for my “big 13 km swim” across Lac […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Holidays, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses

Teaching Gifting

Posted on: May 9, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

This was my second Mother’s Day as a solo parent, and I found it didn’t have the same rawness as last year when I was weeks into mourning. I found myself able to smile more and enjoy our families. Last weekend I took the boys shopping for me. They enjoyed pushing the cart through Target, […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Holidays

Homesickness

Posted on: March 29, 2022 | Posted by: Emma Pearson

Main image by Rowan Heuvel on Unsplash In English, when we miss our homeland, we say, “I feel homesick”. In French, when we miss our homeland, we say, “J’ai le mal du pays”. Close enough, but not quite the same. Taken literally, the English version seems just to be about missing one’s “home” (parents, family, […]

Categories: Child Loss, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Birthdays, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses, Miscellaneous

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

My Widow Mantra

Posted on: March 14, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

I was going to start with an introduction post as my first post, but I think you’ll get to know me in time. Plus, I don’t think I can write a full-on intro post without it feeling like I’m writing another eulogy, so here goes something different. I have never been a self-help, New Year’s […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Suicide

Sharing A Smile

Posted on: February 12, 2022 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

I miss his smile. It was a gift he had share with me to hold in my memories. It’s been almost four years since I saw him smile in person. Sometimes I forget to remember those moments because he was so sick near the end that he didn’t have the energy to smile. It wouldn’t […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness

Happy Trails

Posted on: February 10, 2022 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

Socks. Check! Clean underwear. Check! Toothbrush. Check! Covid vaccination card. Check! I am looking over my king size bed, which at this moment is completely covered by a wide assortment of travel items, ranging from my telescoping hiking stick to extra eyeglasses. I spot health-related items, toiletries, a bright red headband, gym shorts, one custom […]

Categories: Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Holidays, Uncategorized

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright . . .

Posted on: February 1, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

. . . in the 2022 Lunar New Year The float makers in Singapore made a family of Tigers to represent the Year of the Tiger this year. That way all those born in the year of the Tiger are represented, no matter age, gender, and no matter their status in life. Or in death. […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Signs from Loved One

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