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I Will Always Wonder

December 12, 2019 by Mari Posa Leave a Comment

I know it’s not healthy to think about what could have been. But sometimes I let my mind wander and take a peek of the life we could have had if you had never had your accident. I know this can’t ever exist, but I will always wonder.  I will always wonder if we would have grown old together. If we truly would have decorated our wheelchairs…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed, wondering, future, what if, what never will be

What do I do?

October 8, 2018 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

I ask myself again and again – What do I do?  I whisper these words to myself as I walk out into the world and go about my life – without him.  I’ve been asking this question for nearly two damn years…  I am tired of this question.  I want to fill my mind with other thoughts.  But, since he died, I’m different than most women my age.  The…

Filed Under: Widowed and Healing Tagged With: StaciSulin, grit and grace, changes, future

Makeshift Plan

September 24, 2018 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

I do not have it figured out yet.  But, day by day I am getting closer to finding my way back to life.  I have created a makeshift plan that I’m getting excited about. And, being even mildly excited is reason to celebrate because for nearly two years I’ve been completely underwhelmed by my life. I know that my new life will be very different…

Filed Under: Widowed and Healing Tagged With: StaciSulin, changes, future, Change

Options

July 16, 2018 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

I think we all feel “lost” in some way, and sometimes in all ways. But, understand, feeling lost after the person you love dies doesn’t mean you have to lose yourself forever. I know that outliving the person you love isn’t easy.  In truth, it’s easily the hardest thing I’ve ever been forced to do.   I remember many nights I stood in…

Filed Under: Widowed and Healing Tagged With: option B, widowhood and moving forward, StaciSulin, future, widowed moving forward, moving forward

That Polo Shirt

April 8, 2017 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

Its sixteen months into this new life and like all others on this journey I’ve taken many steps forward and many steps back. A couple of months ago making the decision that I would prepare myself to put John’s clothes away. I decided to give myself a timeline of two months to do this. During this two month timeline there were days that I felt…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: moving foward, memories, friends, widow, love, grief, future, longing, clothes

Ticking Clock

October 29, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

I vividly remember logging onto Facebook and staring at his messenger icon hoping he would come online. That it was all a misunderstanding and it wasn’t real. Last active… The hours ticked over into days, then into weeks. Now it has almost been 11 months. Remembering it as though it were yesterday. Today I still feel the longing, waiting and…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: guilt, happiness, Expectations, healing, emotions, longing, widow with children, young widow, widow, grief, future

Our First Father’s Day

September 10, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

  For the past month it has been difficult to ignore the father’s day cards that existed on stands in shopping centres almost everywhere I looked. Mentally trying to prepare for the day “it’s just another day, no different from any other”.   When the day arrived I woke with that mindset, it’s just another day. I called my dad to wish him…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: future, families, anger, dads, jealousy, special occassions, depression, young widow, Father's Day, anxiety, gifts, memories, longing, widowed, children, widow, widow with children, love, ptsd, life, misshim

Whodathunkit?

September 8, 2016 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

This has been a week during which my world has been dominated by Biology 101. I have to smile as I type that, because I never, ever imagined I would be excited about studying biology, of all things. You have to know, my mom was a biologist and spent most of her career as a college level teacher. She’s retired now, but she was always telling me…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Suddenly, Miscellaneous Tagged With: young widow, widowed, widow, changes, future, school, stephanie vendrell, suddenly widowed, studying

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…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: anxiety, ptsd, memories, miss him, widow, new home, grief, future, challenges, dreams, denial, depression, longing, young widow, widow with children

Home Is Where The Heart Is

August 13, 2016 by Kaiti Wallace Leave a Comment

I sat in the car alone, across the street from the vacant house we once called home. The house was the only one in the street without lights on. I hoped none of the neighbours would notice me parked and no one did. I sat in silence reminiscing on sweet memories of us taking evening walks under the stars. I imagined we were teenagers again, lying on…

Filed Under: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Past life, memories, newly widowed, widow, love, loss, grief, future, death, widow with children, young widow, miss him, anxiety

Paying Grief Forward

December 7, 2015 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I enjoy road trips.  Given the time, I would happily drive across the country and back just because I can.  This past weekend, Shelby, Sarah, and I drove 7 hours or so from Ohio to upstate New York to visit Sarah’s sister and her family.  Being an odd person, a 400 mile drive through fairly boring terrain excited me in and of itself.   We…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: dating, widow, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, widower with children, new love, triggers, future, widower, Music, Travel, Self-awareness, Long Term Illness, Outlooks

Ride Along

October 27, 2015 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Two people, a man and a woman, sat down to have a drink with a group of mostly strangers.  At the time, the two of them were strangers to each other.  After a brief introduction, and some small talk, that group of strangers, and those two people, became friends.   The evening was spent talking, laughing, and sharing stories.  Humorous anecdotes…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: moving, dating, widow, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, widower with children, new love, future, widower, Legacy, Travel, Outlooks, Long Term Illness

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