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The Challenge of Living At All

July 15, 2018 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Sometimes I wonder, is life harder because I have been widowed or would have been just as hard in different ways if I had never been widowed? It’s a question I think on when I have long talks with friends who aren’t widowed, who are going through their own complex lives… complete with blended, divorced families and step kids or uncertainty in…

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Evolving

February 5, 2017 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Being that both Mike and I are both writers here, we do try to talk about our relationship as two widowed people, to share how this whole “chapter 2” thing can work. There are plenty of times this is awesome to write about – when we have things to share that show you how beautiful loving again can be. How beautiful it can be when two people…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: loss, grief, new love, death, challenges, growth, learning, bereavement, widow, chapter 2, sarah treanor, problems, struggle, working together

Stumbling Greatly

December 18, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I recently heard an interview with Pema Chodron, a well-known Buddhist nun and author of the book When Things Fall Apart. This woman is chock-full of wisdom. And she got my mind turning about something this morning. In the interview, she talks about a graduation speech she gave recently, telling those brave young folks about to embark into the…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Mountains, making it through, landscape, harsh, widow, daring, sarah treanor, stumbling, loss, grief, Metaphors, death, challenges

My Happiness List

August 27, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

Over the weekend I attended John’s son’s swimming lesson. He jumped off the diving board for the first time. Every first brings with it pride for my children along with the inevitable thought, John is missing out or we are missing out on experiencing this first with him. Whichever way you look at it, it’s unfair that he is not here. I left…

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Home Without Him

August 20, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

Moving went as smoothly as possible, I culled a lot of old belongings like toys, baby clothes and little knickknacks. The new apartment is fresh and has a positive ambiance about it. My positive mindset however took its time to catch up. I was undecided on whether or not I would hang John’s clothes in the wardrobe of the new house. As I happily…

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Start Where You Are

July 26, 2015 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I’m feeling a bit worn down today. I’ve been trying hard the past few weeks to keep a new schedule and really buckle down on getting work done. Working for myself has been the hardest possible thing I could have added to my life these past few years since he died. It never seems to get any easier… unlike the grief, I don’t know that it’ll ever…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowhood, beginning, exhaustion, new life, challenges, tired, dreams, goals, widow, determination, sarah treanor, living life, hope, starting again, struggle, building a future

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