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 recently traveled to Maine for an annual girl’s weekend that has been happening since 1984, I believe. What initially began as my grandmother, aunts, and some friends deciding that a weekend at the beach was just what the doctor ordered, it has morphed into what can only be considered a fairly significant event involving […]
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I looked at myself naked in my bathroom mirror the other day. Really looked at myself. And, in some ways, it’s as if I’m seeing myself for the very first time. Have my boobs always looked like that, or have even they changed since A’s death? They just look different to me somehow. Are they […]
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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 