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.
I need to warn you right up front. This post is going to be a bit different than most before and may cross the line into TMI. If you have delicate sensibilities, you may want to skip this one and wait for the next, but in the interest of complete honesty and full disclosure, this […]
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Chances are, you’ve heard of the “One Year Rule” as it applies to grief. Plenty of experts, and many more people who have been through the loss of someone, will tell you not to make any major decisions for at least a year. I’ve been considering this guideline quite a bit lately. Recently, I have […]
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When my husband proposed to me, he did it with a beautiful round cut diamond just under a carat. After wearing a “promise ring” for several years prior that was little more than a diamond chip (with a running joke that it was his promise to buy a better ring), my engagement ring looked enormous […]
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Yesterday was sort of a weird and somewhat difficult day, but it was also another step toward healing. I had taken a four-hour round trip car ride (the last half of which was spent listening to two squalling felines who were unhappy being trapped in pet carriers for the ride) to visit my daughter and […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 