After David died the quantity of my friends were seriously reduced. Most feared approaching me, most didn’t know what to say when they did… Some pretended like his death never happened. It was a filtering process. At first, the filtering process surprised me. I didn’t want to lose friends… especially those who knew David… but it was inevitable.

What I didn’t know was that I would gain many more. 

For the past week I’ve been with 2 special friends. We’ve gone shopping, went out to dinner, stayed up till all hours of the night and watched reality shows… We’re all very different in many ways and alike in some. One likes the outdoors and country things… the other likes antiques and plaid… and I like the city and contemporary. All three of us come from very different back grounds… military, college, and missions. We all married the loves of our lives… all military wives. And all military widows. We met through the American Widow Project. We call ourselves… The 3 Amigos!

I never pictured myself in Florida with 2 other military widows but I’m so glad that I am. These women have given me so much… courage, support, and inspiration. I think we all know how important another widow is to our growth as a widow but I just had to say it one more time… I’m so grateful for the widows in my life.

Thank you, Amigos, I had an awesome week.