This weekend I watched Only the Brave - an incredibly powerful but sad movie about the Granite Mountain Hotshots. If you haven't seen it,...

So, I was talking to my neighbor at the bus stop (where I get all of my good gossip) and she was asking about our Halloween plans. ...

I just got back from a walk and, for the first time in a while, I felt like writing. Actually, I shouldn't say that. I always feel like...

Last week I was on my walk and listening to an old Oprah interview that she's now recycling on her podcast, Super Soul Sunday. This topic...

In the last few weeks, I've been dealing with what a lot of you have already been through:  the ordeal of packing up my house and getting...

Thank God for streaming services. I feel like these days I'm dodging my local news like landmines. The other day, my mom was telling me...

Originally posted October 16, 2010 I’m going to admit something to you that may sound a little odd, but…when do I not??? The main reason...

Originally posted October 18, 2010 I accomplished something this weekend that has been hanging over my head since I lost my husband. An...

Originally posted November 19, 2010 The dreaded day has finally knocked on my door and made itself at home today. Yup.  My husband’s...

It’s time to address it. The day that has widows all over the world saying, “Shit. It’s here again already?” Valentine’s Day. Now, as I...

Last week, I started thinking about my first years as a widow - I'm not really sure why. As anyone who has experienced a loss (or, in...

My son recently asked me the question I have been WAITING for one of my children to ask for years. “Mom…how come you get a Mother’s Day...

I realize that most of my posts have been from the female widow’s point of view and there is a good reason for that. I happen to be one....

Finding professional help when you are not at your best is a daunting task, to say the least. I mean, here you are, an emotional train...

We’ve all been faced with things we don’t know how to do. It happens to everyone throughout our entire lives. The thing is that once...

What is it about driving in your car that makes you tear up a little? For some reason, memories of my husband always sneak up on me when...

Ahhh…dating. Sooner or later this becomes every widow’s favorite topic with other widows. And there is a very good reason for this:...

Getting to the point where you can successfully make large decisions on your own after the loss of your spouse is a long road. I don't...

I've written many a blog about being the third, fifth, seventh, or 21st wheel in a group of couples. Truth be told, it used to really...

I've heard this quote twice today. I believe that when the universe calls, you have to respond. It's been a tough couple of days - you...