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    Death of a Spouse

    Give Yourself a G.I.F.T. This Holiday Season

    Thursday, October 31, 2019

    The holidays are a time of togetherness and family traditions. It’s even been dubbed the “most wonderful time of the year.” But for many in the widowed community, it can […]

    Tags coping with grief, grief, grief and loss, healing, holidays, Loss, loss of a spouse

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    Death of a Spouse

    10 Lessons Widowhood Has Taught Me

    Wednesday, July 31, 2019

    1. You Can Go On Even When You Feel Like Giving Up I honestly didn’t think I’d survive the first month of being widowed, yet here I am… 88 months […]

    Tags grief, grief and loss, healing, hope, Moving forward, spouse loss

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    Death of a Spouse

    Being Exquisitely Seen

    Wednesday, May 29, 2019

    Books Saved Me I’ve been a lover of words and books and writers since childhood. I treasure the way we can be educated, transported, and transformed through what we read […]

    Tags acceptance, bereavement, coping with grief, getting to the other side of grief, healing, Moving forward, spouse loss, widow

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    Death of a Spouse

    Surviving Widowhood: Check Your Track Record

    Sunday, February 10, 2019

    There is something about widowhood that brings you to your knees. I remember feeling trapped in an alternative universe trying to make sense of the chaos that surrounded me. The […]

    Tags coping with loss of a spouse, grief, healing, loss of a spouse

    Category Death of a Spouse

    Death of a Child

    Adrift in A Sea of Grief

    Monday, November 5, 2018

    I am adrift in an endless sea of grief. As I float along, the world continues to go on around me as if I am walking among the bustling crowds—but […]

    Tags coping with grief, death of a child, healing, Moving forward

    Category Death of a Child

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    Pieces of You

    Monday, June 25, 2018

    Today, I gave away another piece of you. A piece that’s traveled with me for thousands of miles back and forth between Los Angeles and Canada and other places. A […]

    Tags belongings, funerals, grief, healing, money, Moving forward, spouse loss, widow

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    Death of a Spouse

    Every Single Breath

    Monday, May 7, 2018

    The 17th anniversary of my husband’s passing was on my mind in the days leading up to it. Some years, it slipped by me without much notice. Other years, the […]

    Tags grief, grief and loss, healing, Memoirs from Widow Island, Moving forward, widow

    Category Death of a Spouse

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    Head and Heart: Like the Acorn and the Oak Tree

    Friday, February 9, 2018

    Grasping a concept or idea intellectually is one thing: having it become a real part of who you are is something different. I once heard it said, “Scripture contains the […]

    Tags grief, healing, hope, religion, spirituality

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    Finding the Strength You Need

    Thursday, June 8, 2017

    The death of a loved one is such a shock to the body and mind, you may wonder if you’re going crazy. You aren’t going crazy; you are grieving. In […]

    Tags bereavement, grief, healing, hope, personal stremgth

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    Death of a Child

    Coping With Grief: Approaching the Second Anniversary of My Son’s Death

    Saturday, September 17, 2016

    Life is moving along well, considering the magnitude of losing of my only child almost two years ago. Since December of last year, I have started to feel like myself […]

    Tags grief, healing, Moving forward

    Category Death of a Child

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