A What Not to Say Post “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.” F. Scott Fitzgerald This post has been floating around in my head for a while now, and I've been asked a few times … [Read more...] about Grief, Children, and Lonely Widows
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When the Grieving Are Selfish
You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it. J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix A Friends and Family Post Thanks for the request for this one. I've wanted to write about it for a while. Those of us that have … [Read more...] about When the Grieving Are Selfish
You Don’t Get To Question Our Decisions as Widows
Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do. C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair A Friends and Family Post I hear from a lot of W's that sometimes the people they rely on most to support … [Read more...] about You Don’t Get To Question Our Decisions as Widows
Don’t Forget Your Hat
A Wandering Widow Post “It is not our memories but the person we have become because of those experiences that we should treasure. This is the lesson these keepsakes teach us when we sort them. The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for … [Read more...] about Don’t Forget Your Hat
My Father’s Wake – A Review
But we mortals remain, struggling within ourselves, generation to generation, to answer the same questions; how to live, how to love, and how to die. The wound we bear in grief is the same wound we bear in being human. Kevin Toolis Why A Book Review? I was … [Read more...] about My Father’s Wake – A Review
Art Therapy – A Grief Recovery Project Post
"Living is art. Breathing and heart beating is music. Seeing is painting the world with our eyes. Touching is sculpting the shape of everything. Life is the most intense art of all." Jacob Nordby One of my Adventure goals was to experience as many beautiful things as … [Read more...] about Art Therapy – A Grief Recovery Project Post