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.
As you can imagine, today is tough already, and it has barely even started. I write this at just past midnight after tossing and turning for the past hour. I had fallen asleep early, turning off the lamp and dozing off before 9, but woke suddenly just after 11 (11:11 to be precise, which has […]
Ever since my recent major meltdown, I had been doing fairly well. As you likely know, this is a relative term, and applies to my “new normal”. (I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but I really dislike that expression. I was quite content with my “old normal” and never asked for an updated version.) But […]
It has been quite a whirlwind of activity (no pun intended) these past several days, beginning with Hurricane Matthew breathing down our necks. The trouble with hurricanes begins with their often highly unpredictable natures. A small shift in direction or intensity can dramatically change the outcome of their visits. In Matthew’s case, his predicted path […]
Some days are better than others. That’s the simplest explanation. There are days when I can look back at the life I had with A and smile at all of the amazing memories we made. I look at our three wonderful children and remember how proud of them he was, how excited he was for […]