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.
While I’ve previously provided the Cliff Notes version of how I got here, I decided it was time to lay out a day-by-day outline of the two weeks my husband spent in the hospital before he ultimately passed away. Having a large family and lots of concerned friends who lived in another part of the […]
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Everywhere I turn, I’m reminded of my husband. Having spent 32 years together, it’s not surprising that his absence is now very keenly felt. But it goes deeper than that. He was my first, he was my last, he was my everything in between. We chose everything from furniture to clothes to groceries together. His […]
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I started writing a blog about Mothers’ Day, much like most people blogging today, I’m sure. But I just couldn’t get into a rhythm to write about anything substantial about mothers, mine or anyone else’s. So, please bear with me, and know that this was obviously what needed to get out today. Happy Mothers’ Day […]
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Tonight was a first. Not the kind of first I’ve spoken of before. And not a “first time by myself“. But an actual I’ve-never-done-that-before first. I went to see a plant that is said to smell like rotting flesh. Seriously, its smell is described as decomposing animal carcass, dead fish, or just plain old corpse. […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 