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It’s Just a Piece of Metal

October 29, 2019 by Emma Pearson Leave a Comment

One of my favourite Mike stories, dating from before I met him, was frequently regaled in family conversations. I am sure that over almost thirty years, the story popped up at least once a year. More often after the kids were born. It made it onto the “Stories of Mike” CD Mike and Trisha recorded in the last weeks of his life while at the…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Miscellaneous Tagged With: lessons, widowed memories, life lessons

The Question to Ask our Pain

September 24, 2017 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Five years ago this week, I turned 30. My fiance had died just 3 months before, suddenly, and I was a field of shrapnel spread out for miles upon miles. That week five years ago, I decided not to give up my 30th birthday. I decided instead to honor it, because I would only turn 30 one time and I still deserved honoring. With that, Drew’s mom and…

Filed Under: Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: soul, questions, faith, life lessons, spirituality, shift, sarah treanor, doubt, struggle, love, coping, Change

Holidays and How our Stories Unfold

November 27, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

There were two really meaningful things about Thanksgiving for me this year. Firstly, I was at my sister’s house in upstate New York. For the first time in our adult lives, we now live close enough to each other that we can do the holidays together. This is an enormous deal for me… one that makes me wish our mom was alive to be a part of it…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: sarah treanor, loss, grief, death, life lessons, bereavement, new chapters, living in the moment, new joy, interconnected, widow

Life is for Living

November 20, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

In a few weeks, Mike will be going on his first major backpacking trip since I have moved here. This is a big deal for me. Drew died while he was away on a trip. Mike is going to be alone in the woods, in potentially dangerous cold temperatures, with zero cell service, for several days. One of the reasons that he hasn’t been on any solo…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: bereavement, living life, widow, sarah treanor, loss, grief, finding joy again, death, life lessons

Life Lessons from Haunted Places

October 30, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I have always loved Halloween. Drew and I both did. We were always sure to find the biggest and best haunted houses to go to each year. We spent weeks on our costumes, making everything by hand. We’d go out to parties in character and win costume contests, and enjoy the whole experience of it all. Since his death, each year, I think I have come…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: finding joy again, death, life lessons, bereavement, living in the moment, haunted houses, widow, sarah treanor, loss, grief, halloween

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