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Cousins Club

Posted on: April 21, 2022 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

Cousin Judy called out of the blue a few days ago to inform me that she will be here later this week to visit family. She wants me to join them for dinner on Friday and possibly for Sunday luncheon, too. The family members I refer to are her close family members. I expect those […]

Categories: Widowed Memories, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

Children dropping petals into the grave.

Five Things You MIGHT Experience After

Posted on: April 20, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

The Funeral 1. Relief In thinking about having a funeral one year after my beloved husband died, many doubts arose. How could we gather friends and family after this much time passed? Would anyone come to the service? We were able to put together a lovely celebration of Dan’s life. And many people came out […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions

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

Taking Stock

Posted on: April 14, 2022 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

The last time I visited Deer Tick Manor was this past November, just after the Thanksgiving holiday, for the annual rite of closing the place for the winter season. While Lee was alive, we would return at least once during the winter months to check on the place, a visit we typically dovetailed either with […]

Categories: Widowed Memories, Uncategorized

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

Just a pile of ash

Posted on: April 9, 2022 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

The conversation of letting Clayton’s ashes go came up last week. His uncle was going to drive them up to where Clayton asked to be buried. So after 5 years I handed him over. I had lots of messages of support and messages suggesting ways I could keep some of Clayton’s ashes to hold on […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed

Because…April…

Posted on: April 4, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

This week I turned the calendar to April and that means I’m facing a list of lasts we shared with Tony.   The last time his closest friend came over to share a whiskey. The last Friday night steak he cooked us. The last time he sang happy birthday to any of our children. The […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Suicide, Uncategorized

The Final Passing

Posted on: April 2, 2022 | Posted by: Bryan Martin

This week has been full of up and down moments. Life always throws change at you but fast change from a high moment to a low moment and back really takes a toll on you. I certainly need to rest the next couple of days. Not just sleep but rest so I can think, feel […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed & Unmarried, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness

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

Back in the Office

Posted on: March 28, 2022 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

I went back into my office this week for a meeting and to work for a few hours. It was the first time I have been in the building to do actual work since March 12, 2020. In early 2021, I did go in to pack up my little cube so they could shift me […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous

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