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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

Exploring

Posted on: May 18, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

The Puzzle of Time Sitting at my desk, on May 17th (a Tuesday) at 8:48 pm Pacific Standard Time. The day flew by with little to count for it. Tomorrow we are mid-week as another week flies by. Time . . . Time is a wily character. It flies when you hope it will crawl. […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones

My Love . . .

Posted on: April 27, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

. . . as you know, today is my birthday This is seventy. I’ll be back here after my whaling day. Hoping to see signs of you, but even if I do not . . . I know you are near. I know you are always near. Will be back here to update later this […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, 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

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

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

ONE WIDOW’s ABC’s

Posted on: April 5, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

FROM THE CAMP WIDOW EXPERIENCE A – ALLOWING myself to need help was harder to do than one might think. It allowed me to receive. B – BY the time I arrived at my second camp, it was not long before I found a familiar face and a warm hug. C – CARING for myself […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones

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

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

Sadness and Joy . . .

Posted on: March 23, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

. . . side by side: Camp Widow! It is freeing to be in a space where your sadness is welcome—embraced!—and joy sneaks past all the barriers we have created to keep it away. This is Camp Widow. It is beautiful to witness a gaggle of folks huddling in a corner, laughing their heads off, […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Community

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

Shout out to . . .

Posted on: March 16, 2022 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

Soaring Spirits Bloggers . . . and YOU! Recently I read Widow’s Voice blogger Stacy Sulin’s sweet farewell blog and felt guilty when I read that for the past five years she wrote the blog every Sunday. Oh my. My writing rhythm is a moving target. This morning at 3:00am I realized I did not […]

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Community

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