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.
My past and present collided this week. Perhaps “collided” is too strong a word, because it implies force or an impact. When I think of a collision, I see destruction and violence. What happened to me wasn’t violent or destructive, but no less powerful. This is a rough time of year for me. Of course […]
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In case you don’t know (although I’m fairly certain most of you probably do) Facebook has an “On This Day” function, which basically shows you photos and updates that you’ve posted in previous years on a particular date. Since A passed, this has been one of the things I look forward to most each day. […]
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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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Dear A: Today marks 15 months since you left. I know you didn’t leave the kids and me because you wanted to, but knowing that doesn’t make it any easier on us all. Yes, I’ve gotten better. We all have. We’re learning how to wander around the empty space in our lives that your leaving […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 