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Remembrance

The Miracle of a Well-Lived Life

September 26, 2018 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

Each April 26, I post a blog I wrote in the days after Chuck’s death. I called it “Happy Anniversary, Dear Man”. But it wasn’t about our wedding anniversary; it was about his sober anniversary. One year, when I posted it, I was criticized for posting about his sober anniversary, because it broke Chuck’s anonymity, which is a crucial…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed memories, Remembrance, memories, alison miller

Patriot’s Day

September 11, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Seventeen years ago, today, I was driving back from the base medical office to my shop after receiving some vaccines.  It was a beautiful morning in North Carolina. Slightly on the muggy side, but the sun was shining and the temperature was perfect.   As was common at the time, I tuned to Howard Stern on the radio, and after a few minutes, he…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Terminology, widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, Remembrance, September 11, Patriot Day, Veteran

Unshared Milestone

August 7, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Yesterday would have been Megan and I’s thirteenth wedding anniversary.  It has been the fourth since she died. We didn’t quite make it to a decade together as husband and wife, but we at least got to have the experience of buying our own home and becoming parents.  We got to have a formal wedding, with a service in a church and a catered…

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The New Crew

June 19, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is officially the beginning of “Drewfest” 2018.  It’s an annual summer get-together of Drew’s friends, usually taking place somewhere in Texas, with the specific goal of having a fun weekend together as if he was still around, yet remembering he’s not.  It’s a great endeavor, and one that in and of itself should…

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