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second chapters

1097 and Counting

February 6, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Three years is not an insignificant amount of time to be in a relationship with someone.   Three years is how long Megan and I dated before we were married.     Three years is how long Megan was “healthy” during our relationship.   Three years is how old Shelby was when her mother was carted away in an ambulance, on her way to an unknown…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Community, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower with children, anniversary, second chapters, Concepts, widower, milestones, dating, camp widow, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, love

Poking the Bear

January 17, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

When you are a widow or widower, and you’re dating, It truthfully doesn’t matter how “good” you think things are going. There will always be some aspect of your new relationship that becomes amplified quite simply BECAUSE you are a widow/er.  It may be a perceived slight in comparison to how your pror person treated a situation, or it may…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, dating, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, love, widower with children, kids, second chapters, children, Comparisons, Child care

4 Things to Note about Dating a Widow/er

November 1, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

So, you’ve decided to begin dating a widow.  You met this person online, in a bar, through a mutual friend, or via an interest group of some sort.  You may have met by chance at a convention, or at a singles night nearby.  The point is, when you met that person, you didn’t necessarily know them as a widow.   Disclaimer: I met Sarah at Camp…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: post-loss, widower, dating, Mike Welker, relationships, Risks, second chapters

Apples to Oranges

October 25, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I’ve known Sarah now for almost two years.  In that span of time, we met, at Camp Widow, began dating, she moved to Ohio, and has since moved in, officially, with Shelby and I.  She’s been here in Ohio for one year, as of yesterday.   That means that we’re getting into that phase where we are saying “last year, we did this” or “do…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Miscellaneous Tagged With: second chapters, Comparisons, widower, dating, Mike Welker, love, relationships, new relationships

Walking Alone

September 20, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness – John Muir” Over rolling hills and through meadows full of goldenrod, studded with purple asters, I took a walk yesterday.  It is almostautumn here in Ohio; officially just a few days away.  My favorite season.is quickly approaching.  So too was it Megan’s favorite season.

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: Outdoors, Alone, Better Fits, widower, Mike Welker, widower with children, Nature, Hiking, second chapters

On Top of Ole Smoky

July 5, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Straddling the North Carolina- Tennessee border, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a sea of lush forests, countless animals, and high mountains.  It’s my favorite place on earth.  I’ve been there countless times since I was young, and until Megan died, it had never been more than a few years since taking a trip there.   I know the park…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Therapy Tagged With: widower with children, Nature, second chapters, Mountains, Past life, widower, memories, Mike Welker

Meet the Parents

June 28, 2016 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Sarah, Shelby and I are in Texas this week for the 4th annual get-together of her and Drew’s closest friends.  This is the second time I’ve attended, and Shelby’s first.  I’ve met these people before.  They are all already friends of mine, albeit not as close as Sarah is to them, but friends nonetheless.   There seem to be a lot of…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed and New Love, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: Long Term Illness, sarah treanor, widower with children, second chapters, parents, cemetery, widower

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