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.
Obviously when you lose someone, especially someone who has been such a major part of your life for such a long time, there are numerous changes in your life. I have been learning to build things and make repairs (or at least need to make them before the professionals must be called in), all financial […]
I’ve avoided posting anything for several days now, mainly because I’m not sure what to say that I haven’t already said many times in various ways. It all boils down to the fact that I really miss my husband and I’m sad, and angry, and hollow knowing I’ll always miss him and there’s nothing I […]
When my husband proposed to me, he did it with a beautiful round cut diamond just under a carat. After wearing a “promise ring” for several years prior that was little more than a diamond chip (with a running joke that it was his promise to buy a better ring), my engagement ring looked enormous […]
This week, I’ve had several conversations with different individuals each essentially inquiring where I am in my journey of healing, and, like I tend to do often, I’ve mulled over my replies long after the conversations are through. While truthful, at least to a certain extent, my responses don’t tell the whole story; it’s really […]