Most people only have a couple of days to write the obituary. In these crazy emotional times, and when your head isn’t on straight you may need a little help. This is some information to get you started and things you may need to know when writing the obituary. . Personal History For Obituary: Name […]
Has the paint come off your furniture, doors, baseboards? Try using a sharpie to hide it. There are all colors of sharpies – you can use white or black or gray or whatever matches your wood! I found the most amazing ways to use sharpies on furniture! **Please try it in an inconspicuous spot first […]
Having big dreams, high standards and striving for excellence can be a good thing- right? But where do we stop,what price are we willing to pay for success? Or the look of success? It’s taken me years of lessons, breakdowns, and breakthroughs and now I know that “Perfect is the enemy of good.” ~Voltaire In […]
This a question I hear all the time… When is the best time to change my social media status from married to widow? This is a big one even though that may sound crazy. It’s kind of like telling people some deep stuff that’s in your heart or where you are at in the grieving […]
When Jay passed away people would say, “God won’t give you more than you can handle” and I wondered, was I too weak for this trial? Was God punishing me? One more time feeling I was not good enough. I also thought, “It’s easy for others to say God won’t give us more than we […]
Most people are given a few tools to help them deal with life. Years ago my toolbox was quite small and old-fashioned. Life-altering challenges happened to me and I realized that I didn’t know how to deal with so many emotions and hard things. I had only been using the basics in my toolbox- run […]
I love making Rhodes Rolls to go with our dinner, but I rarely think of it in time to let them sit on the counter and rise for hours. You can also use this tip for homemade rolls. Here’s the magic to raise dough much quicker: Make sure you have room at the bottom of […]
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. Oprah
I am a member of some Widow Groups on Facebook. It breaks my heart each day to read more and more stories of loss. Oh, how I wish I could take their pain away. When you get that low it is really hard to know what to do. Some lose their will to live and […]
When I go to the store, park, or any public place, I watch how couples treat each other. I watch how adults talk to their children. I think it’s so interesting. Years ago I heard a dad yelling, like a crazy maniac, at his child on the next aisle over. I looked over and saw […]
Through the example of my dad creating and inventing, it not only taught me to think that way, but more importantly taught me some life lessons. My father is a chemist and I knew my dad was the coolest guy on the block, no probably in the entire world! He was always inventing ways for […]
Let’s chunk the journey of loss into 3 parts- survive, heal and grow. It’s easier for my head to wrap around it that way. Grief is really complex, so we are going to simplify it, if possible! There are so many things that make a difference in this journey- your history, personality, how your loved […]
We do have choices! Choice is defined as an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. It is a gift we have so many choices in this day and age, but sometimes it is overwhelming! Once again, we all are different so we go about deciding things […]
Do you feel there is so much drama out there with everyone and everything? Stress is high and so much negativity in the world. Please let me unsubscribe from the drama! I have figured out how I can. I start with meditation which helps me to not think about the past or the future. It’s […]
I know the feeling when someone passes away and it seems there’s nothing you can do. But, yes, there are some helpful things you can do and gifts for a widowed mom. I listed 10 of my favorite things you can either provide through service or give to the newly widowed… 1. One of the […]
