My world shattered when I became a widow. I am now attempting to reassemble the broken shards into something damaged, fractured, and scarred, yet beautiful.
So many times over the last few weeks, people have referred to me as brave or strong; I so don’t feel that way. I feel as though I’ve been muddling through, just barely holding it together, and only doing what needs to be done. That isn’t strength, is it? Bravery isn’t merely being so sleep […]
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In my head, I’ve been practicing ways to let people know my husband has passed away. Not those close to me or close to him, obviously, and not the friends of friends who have heard the news through the usual channels, but acquaintances and strangers who may ask. It is with this internal role-play that […]
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On Sunday, April 3rd, my husband and I drove to South Florida (from the Orlando area, 2 hours away) to visit with our oldest daughter to celebrate her birthday which was last month. We spent the day together putzing around Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens, our old stomping grounds, and ended up at the restaurant […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 