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.
I thought it was just me, that perhaps I was having a such a hard time dealing with the loss of my husband because I am overly sensitive or incapable of doing this alone or for some other reason of inadequacy. Turns out it isn’t just me. It seems that women my age are more […]
This is my fourth attempt to write my blog post today. I’ve been attempting to keep things from being too somber, but I finally gave in, because obviously “this” needs to get out. I apologize in advance for the negativity. ~ Cheri G Today was exactly one month since my husband’s passing and it has […]
One of the best / worst things about grief is that it has a way of bringing old memories to the surface. This can be a bittersweet and painful process, remembering both pleasant memories that can never be repeated and others best left buried. I’ve been trying to focus on the sweet anecdotes, the ones […]
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about perception. Too many people are willing to accept their perception of a situation as reality. They take one snippet of time and create a scenario around it and call it “truth”. It happens to politicians, it happens to celebrities, and it happens to us “regular” people, too. My […]