Category: Loss of a Spouse

Escape Route

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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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Dreamchaser

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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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Rough Weather

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Today was a rough day, and I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps it was that I have all three of my kids together at home with me for the first time in a few weeks, yet I have to be at work.  Perhaps it’s because it’s the week leading up to Mother’s Day and this […]

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Visit from A Happy Man

.Reading time 5 minutes.

This morning, I ran my Saturday morning errands alone, the first time in a very long time I’ve done “our” routine by myself.  Although nothing we did was exciting, and generally calling it “mundane” may have been a stretch (bank, grocery store, car wash), we were together and made the best of it.  Have you […]

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