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Quality Time

June 5, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

The way the math works is that Shelby was born eleven and a half years ago.  Megan died when she was seven, and Sarah came into our lives when Shelby was eight.  That means that Sarah has had approximately half the time, at this point, that Megan had with Shelby.  A third of Shelby’s life has been with Sarah. Somehow, Sarah and I got into a…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Milestones Tagged With: parenting, motherhood, Second Parent, widower, milestones, Mike Welker, widower with children

Maturity Rising

February 27, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

`Yesterday, the 26th, was Sarah’s mother’s birthday.  Part of a tradition that she has done over the years is to have a small cake, and a bouquet of flowers, as a way of celebrating her, though she’s no longer here.  It’s a simple gesture that means so much.  She lost her mother when she was only nine years old.  While her siblings were…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: parenting, Daughter, maturity, Mindfullness, widower, Long Term Illness, Mike Welker, widower with children, growing up

Loss of a Different Kind

January 9, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

In my 37 years, I’ve seen my share of loss.  I’ve lost all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, fellow Marines, a brother-in-law, cats, dogs and other pets, co-workers, and obviously, my wife.  There has been illness, accidents, age, war, heart-attacks, and a sprinkle of stupidity involved.  It happens.  Death happens.  I…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Milestones, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Mike Welker, widower with children, kids, growing up, parenting, Daughter, dad, Preparedness, widower, milestones

Knowing Them Deeper after Death

October 29, 2017 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Today is my Dad’s birthday. It’s hard to believe he died 8 years ago. That eight entire years have passed, and so much more living has happened for me, since he died. It’s hard to believe I’ve been without any parents now for eight years. But it’s amazing to see where things have gone in my life since his death. Not only the good, but…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions, Multiple Losses Tagged With: parent loss, sarah treanor, grief, death, parenting, losing a parent, child grief

Being Mom And Dad

July 24, 2017 by Wendy Saint-Onge Leave a Comment

I do not know how to be a Dad. I believe that most who know me would refer to me as “capable.”  Since Ben died, I think I have adequately learned how to manage things I have never before needed to know how to do.  I have learned how to bank online, get my vehicle repaired, hang a picture using a level and hammer instead of the heel of my…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting Tagged With: driving, option A, widowed parenting, option C, option B, mom and dad, parenting, mom, dad, widow stress, wendy saint-onge, widowed perspective, funeral

Hugging Through the Fear

May 28, 2017 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I am honestly not even certain what this has to do with being widowed, but it sure as hell has to do with death and loss and trauma and fear. Often times, I begin writing not knowing what will come and find that what needed to be cleansed comes to the surface on its own. I suppose, as someone who is learning to mother the child of a widowed person,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Multiple Losses Tagged With: facing fears, learning to parent, parent loss, widow, sarah treanor, parenting, widowed growth

Parenting and Grieving, How the Hell?

August 14, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

My sister came to visit last weekend, and we went out for a girls night to see that movie Bad Moms. It’s the first time in my life I could relate to such a movie… and to parts of my sister’s life, having raised three children herself. The movie was hilarious, we laughed so hard, and it felt so good to finally just have some girl time…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions Tagged With: balancing, death, parenting, motherhood, mom, overwhelm, overstressed, widow, sarah treanor, loss, grief

Motherless Day

May 10, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

My mother, daughter, and girlfriend have all lost their own mothers at a young age, all to different illnesses.  Each of their moms had to stare their own mortality square in the eye, and hope for the best for their daughters.  They did everything they could to love and protect their little ones in the time they had, but ultimately, they had no…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widower, anxiety, Long Term Illness, widower with children, loss, parenting, mother's day

Compromise and Guilt

July 28, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

   Photo:  Circus skills class As this pregnancy draws closer to the end, I’ve found myself thinking about how different John’s early childhood’s been from what Ian and I had wanted – particularly what I’ve done and how I’ve engaged with John as a mother. We all have grand plans of the childhood we hope to give our kids.  Play…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love Tagged With: widow, life after loss, parenting, Kerryl Murray McGlennon, Pregnancy after loss

Learning to Slow Down

July 7, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

I’m naturally a person who likes to have a few things on the go at once.  Hence I’m currently combining solo parenting and John’s various activities, studying and a pregnancy, plus involvement at the leadership level of a community organisation. I’d not say I’m making a success of being busy (2 finals this week and I am WAAAAY…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Miscellaneous Tagged With: busy, parenting, Kerryl Murray McGlennon, Pregnancy after loss, physical grief reactions, widow, life after loss

one more, just like us.

June 16, 2011 by Matt Logelin Leave a Comment

i met another one.  this time, holding a baby just  a few days past a month old.  she was pregnant when her husband died.she was left in the  place that  so many of us have found ourselves.  but i didn’t know that. not yet. … she smiled when we met, i smiled back,  talking to her baby.  then she told me. … i should be able  to hide my…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Community Tagged With: widower, widowed dad, camp widow, hope for widows, parenting, widowed perspective, matthew logelin

Rose Colored Glasses?

February 1, 2011 by Michelle Dippel Leave a Comment

What do you see when you look at this picture? I see love, fun, teamwork, happiness. A couple of years ago this picture, as happy as it is, would have made me sad. I would have seen sadness, loss, something missing. Unexpectedly, I am finally able to see what is there instead of always focusing on what or who is not. It’s huge. It also happened…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: hope for widowed, young widow, healing for widowed, widowhood and moving forward, widowed by cancer, widow, widowed finding happiness again, parenting, widowed perspective, michelle dippel-dahlberg

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