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Pride

Taking the Lead

August 21, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

There were so many reasons for Megan to be proud of Shelby.  From her sheer intelligence, to her love for reading, to even her quirky weirdness.  She appreciated that Shelby had a love for nature, at least tiny animals and flowers.  We would take Shelby camping at least once a year, but due to Megan’s condition, that was the limit. We took one…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Therapy, Miscellaneous Tagged With: kids, Nature, Hiking, growing up, Pride, Leadership, confidence, widower, decisiveness, Mike Welker, widower with children, Metaphors

Mountain Salve

July 24, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Today, Megan would have been 37 years old.  This is the fourth birthday since her death, and I can confidently say that they have gotten a bit easier.  I’m not a ball of snot and tears, or missing her any more than I already do. She’s s imply “in focus” today.  There is no other way to describe it but “in focus”.  On any given day,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Birthdays Tagged With: widower, birthday, Mike Welker, widower with children, Pride, Vacation, Honeymoon

Crossing a Bridge That Never Will Be

May 30, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Way back in September of 2012, Megan, Shelby and I took our first backpacking trip together.  Shelby was only 5 years old, and Megan was almost two years past her lung transplant.  I meticulously planned the trip, choosing the Blackbird Knob trail in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, in West Virginia.  I was already intimately familiar with it, knowing…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Therapy, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, milestones, Mike Welker, widower with children, Metaphors, Safety, Nature, Pride, Shelby, Protectiveness

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