My friend and attorney, David Wood, wrote this. It’s helpful and comforting. What’s a widow to do- not only emotionally, but legally? In 2009, my mother became a widow. Dad’s health had been poor for several years so it wasn’t much of a surprise when he was taken to the emergency room one last time. […]
Are we watching the same game? I look behind me at the sports commentator who is in the broadcasting box to see if he is really announcing the same soccer game as I’m watching. Are you kidding me? He really is. I am not seeing this game at all like he is. I keep […]
If you watch the video – Can’t stop the feeling (Trolls by Justin Timberlake) it will make you happy no matter what is going on. Get up and dance- why don’t ya! Ah, yeah, ah, yeah I got this feelin’ inside my bones It goes electric, wavy when I turn it on All through my […]
Oh, I found out I didn’t fix all my perfectionism on that breakdown I had in 2000. I’ve had other times where I had to become real- like when my husband passed away. A few days after Jay passed away, one of my lifelong best friends, Becky, came over to visit with me. She knows […]
Oh no! The 3-month mark?! 100 days after Jay had passed was the hardest time I have had in the 10 years since his loss. At this point, the numb feeling wore off and I began to realize he wasn’t coming back and I really was a widow. For people who have never lost anyone […]
You are still whole. Even though you feel like half of you is gone. I know your heart has been ripped out, but you are still 100% person. You aren’t 1/2 person like half of you has been taken from your body. Look you probably still have 2 legs and 2 arms. Emotionally it seems […]
This is one of those songs I have on repeat! It makes me feel awesome. When you have gone through hard times it makes you realize that falling down is just a part of this game in life. It made me realize that this life could be finished at any time and I totally lost […]
My grandfather was a veteran who lost his leg. The VA gave him a prosthetic limb, which he appreciated greatly. He outlived my grandmother by two decades. After my dad passed away, I had a conversation with my grandfather about how my mother was coping. My grandfather gave me some advice that I didn’t fully […]
My friend Amy Dott has inspiring advice. I asked her if she could share her experience with anxiety. She wrote: When I was in the first grade, my first episode of anxiety kicked in. I had no idea what I was feeling. I only knew that my heart raced, I was panicky, sweating, and felt […]
Day after day I hear how many widows and widowers are hurting. Of course, your hearts hurt! You hurt because you loved, but remember LOVE is a good thing! There were many days that I thought, “I wish this didn’t hurt!” But then realized that I wouldn’t hurt at all if I didn’t care. If […]
One of our family favorites! Today was a “SNOW DAY” where all school was canceled, so we had time to make these! It took about 1 1/2 hours to make. You can totally change the taste of the pull-aparts depending on what pudding you put in the mix. So be creative and ENJOY! Pull Aparts- […]
I have heard people say that if everyone were to put their challenges in a pile, then you could choose a few, you would look at all of the choices, then pick out the ones you put in the pile, to begin with. Are you crazy? Haha, I would choose the person who is on […]
Years ago I went out to dinner with my neighbor. I asked her to tell me one of her most memorable experiences. I couldn’t believe what came out of her mouth! She told me she had gone on a date with serial killer Ted Bundy! Because of her quick whit, she is still alive today. […]
I have been studying multi-tasking because I am a “Get everything done now!” kind of girl and it’s not working for me anymore. It seems like my brain needs more RAM, but that’s not possible. Is there a better way? I started at the beginning, wondering what made me this way? What gave me this […]
Many of us have challenges, things that hold us back. I am encouraged when I read about someone who has had difficult things happen to them but goes over and beyond to be the best they can be. And then blesses the world with their talent. I just found one today… One of my favorite […]
