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.
Nine months. That’s how long it has been. Today marks nine months from the date the world as I had known it shattered. Nine months. That’s the average human gestation period. Nine months from the creation of life until a newborn child makes its way into this world, headed on its journey of learning and […]
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I recently read an article about the value of hugs – lower blood pressure, stress relief, emotional comfort and more. Although I’ve looked for it again, I cannot find that specific article, but merely Googling a phrase related to the benefits of hugging will bring up hundreds of them. An Irish folk singer, Ben Sands, […]
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This morning, I finally pushed myself enough to take a walk. Not walking the dog around the neighborhood, not with my camera in hand, not with anyone or for any real purpose except to move. Perhaps I decided my message about my walking shoes needed to be a more literal one. A and I used […]
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This is my first post of the new year. So far, it has been relatively uneventful in either direction. I’ve been somewhat weepier than I had been for awhile and I’m not sure if it’s a byproduct of trying to stay strong through the holidays until my tank got too full, or if it has […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 