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.
Recently, I came across a photo online, one I have seen before but which took on a whole new meaning to me when I saw it this time. Sometimes referred to as the “tree that ate a bicycle”, the image shows a tree on Washington’s Vashon Island that seems to envelop a long-forgotten bike. The […]
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Today marks Day 500 since I lost A. Lost him. Such a stupid phrase, when it feels more that he was ripped from our lives, his passing leaving jagged scars and empty spaces in our lives. 500 days. That’s almost long enough to carry two babies to term. It’s more than two-and-a half school years. […]
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I looked at myself naked in my bathroom mirror the other day. Really looked at myself. And, in some ways, it’s as if I’m seeing myself for the very first time. Have my boobs always looked like that, or have even they changed since A’s death? They just look different to me somehow. Are they […]
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My daughter got married this weekend. Everything went off without a hitch. It was absolutely beautiful! Just kidding. There were hitches nearly everywhere! That was my lie. But in the end, the wedding was absolutely beautiful. I’d like to say it was a bright, sunny day, but it was more overcast than anything, although that […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 