When The Cell Phone Stops Ringing

Posted on January 8, 2007 - by

My wife, Bobbie, and I, were not big fans of the cell phone in the beginning, but we did communicate at least twice a day or night. I was a swing shift worker. She was a day shifter. Earlier in our marriage, we used beepers or pagers. They could get irritating without a voice to deal with, but the price was much cheaper. Then there was the problem of finding a phone to answer the beep. But, all that’s said and done, any communication was helpful, and we were thankful for that.

When The Cell Phone Stops Ringing

Posted on January 8, 2007 - by admin

My wife, Bobbie, and I, were not big fans of the cell phone in the beginning, but we did communicate at least twice a day or night. I was a swing shift worker. She was a day shifter. Earlier in our marriage, we used beepers or pagers. They could get irritating without a voice to deal with, but the price was much cheaper. Then there was the problem of finding a phone to answer the beep. But, all that’s said and done, any communication was helpful, and we were thankful for that.

For Widows Only –What We Want/What We Don’t Want

Posted on January 8, 2007 - by

We want our husbands back.

We don’t want your husband, your son, your father, your grandfather, or your cousin’s next door neighbor’s husband, her son, her father, or her grandfather.

For Widows Only –What We Want/What We Don’t Want

Posted on January 8, 2007 - by admin

We want our husbands back. We don’t want your husband, your son, your father, your grandfather, or your cousin’s next door neighbor’s husband, her son, her father, or her grandfather. If we ask the simple question, “how is he doing” That’s all we mean. We may not want to be alone, but we never want to wreck a home.

For Widows Only –What We Want/What We Don’t Want

Posted on January 8, 2007 - by Linda Della-Donna

We want our husbands back. We don’t want your husband, your son, your father, your grandfather, or your cousin’s next door neighbor’s husband, her son, her father, or her grandfather. If we ask the simple question, “how is he doing” That’s all we mean. We may not want to be alone, but we never want to wreck a home.

Poetry Healing: The Healing Properties Of Poetry

Posted on January 7, 2007 - by admin

Grief is one of the hardest things to face in life, and unfortunately it is something which most of us will experience in our time. Writing or reading grief poems and funeral poems is something which many find beneficial in helping them to complete their journey through the bereavement process.

LOSS: Healing After Loss

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by Gloria Lintermans

Loss is a fact of life. Yet, following loss, their needs to be a healthy healing, a healing that allows life not only to simply continue, but with joy and determination. What are the elements that make up healing? Whether suffering from a divorce, loss of a child, loss of a parent or loss of a spouse, we go through certain stages and reactions. Not only is it different for each person, it is different with each loss. Based on the

For Widows Only — Who We Are

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by

We discovered life as a widow is different than being married, but trying to explain it to anyone is like describing the color orange to a blind man. We know it’s best to change the subject. We train our eyes to look away.

For Widows Only — Who We Are

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by admin

We are women left. We experienced the best of times; The worst of times. And survived. We discovered the meaning of life — Nothing like the loss of a spouse to wake us up to that.

For Widows Only — Who We Are

Posted on January 5, 2007 - by Linda Della-Donna

We are women left. We experienced the best of times; The worst of times. And survived. We discovered the meaning of life — Nothing like the loss of a spouse to wake us up to that.