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Marriage

Marry Me.

May 28, 2018 by Staci Sulin Leave a Comment

On May 25, 2016,  he asked me to marry him.  Then, he died before our wedding day.   I have sat here re-reading those two sentences again and again and again.  I just can’t seem to process the words the letters are forming.  My mind can not make sense of what I am reading.  My heart can not accept the words on the page.  I do not know if…

Filed Under: Widowed and Healing, Miscellaneous Tagged With: StaciSulin, long live love, Marriage, engaged

Vows

October 31, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I take thee, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, until death do us part.   If he only knew what those vows mean.   He does though.  He always will.  Last Saturday, I stood as a groomsman at the very same altar where I was married to Megan.

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Miscellaneous Tagged With: milestones, family, Mike Welker, religion, weddings, Vows, perspective, honor, Marriage, Church, widower

Devolve

January 31, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I’m a mess lately.  Around the start of this past holiday season, I began regressing to a point where I am again a cynical, grumpy, and in general, angry person.  It has nothing to do with Sarah, Shelby, work, or even the holidays, really.  It truly does have everything to do with the fact that Megan is no longer here.   It’s not her death,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Therapy, Miscellaneous Tagged With: counseling, grumpy, Issues, Unresolved, widower, Temper, Stress, Evolve, Mike Welker, Devolve, Old Self, anger, Marriage, jealousy

Not All Triggers Hit Their Mark

November 15, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Weddings can be a huge trigger for many widow(ers).  It makes sense that attending a wedding brings up memories of one’s own wedding day.  They emphasize that, at one time, you were married too, but now, your relationship status is somewhat murky, to say the least.  Seeing a bride walk down the aisle, with a combination of tears and smiles,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, Celebrations, Mike Welker, widower with children, loss, weddings, triggers, reminders, Marriage

Life’s Surprises

July 7, 2016 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

Yesterday I accompanied some friends to what I thought was going to be a Fourth of July party at the beach here in Kona. When I arrived, the host, dressed in white with a beautiful lei, handed me a program…we were actually there for a surprise wedding! A few people, it turns out, had known, but I had no idea. I had only seen my friend with her…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: friendship, relationships, Marriage, stephanie vendrell, young widow, Travel, moving, family, widowed, grief, weddings

Dark and Hidden

February 3, 2014 by Cassie Deitz Leave a Comment

I am honest on this blog in that I don’t lie about anything I write. Ever. But I don’t shareabout everything here. I don’t talk about the problems in my marriage with Dave and I don’t talk much about my dating life now. There are some things I just don’t want to write about here. But what would it be like if we all had a moment or a day or a week…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widow, Looking Back, Marriage, Cassie Dietz

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