Widow's Voice

Cold Morning, Warm Heart

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Love is the engine in the many tasks that make up a life.

Heart in the midst of life.

As a lucky grandma, I am called to assist now and again.

just one of many privileges that make up my life.

Still alive am I, widowed and all.

 

As I near the letting go of my Wednesday blog task of the last five years

in the spring

I smile.

 

My dog and granddog made the 1/2-hour-across-town-run with me to complete this blog

which slipped my mind while I was busy about the living.

 

It is a testament to this blog that meaning and understanding grow

year after year since Dan left.

 

Running across town with the dogs

to keep my promises

will be a fond memory…

 

In the center of it all

is love.

 

What do you find in your widowhood that leaves you grateful?

What are you building that shows up as a surprise to you in the midst of sadness?

 

 

About Kathie Neff

Kathie Neff was widowed on April 15, 2021. She and her beloved husband, Dan, were high school sweethearts and enjoyed dancing and riding horses together. They lived in gratitude, hope and forgiveness for 50 years and nine months when Dan passed quietly late at night, surrounded by their seven children who, with Kathie, were caring for him in their family home.

Dan and Kathie have been a part of Camp Widow and Soaring Spirits International since its inception, as members of Michele Neff Hernandez’s cadre of helpers from the Neff family.

Kathie believes strongly in the strength and bond that is the gift of community and brings a heart of love for all who have been affected by death and dying.

Long live love. XO