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 sometimes feel as though those who experience loss (or perhaps any adversity) seem to fall into two main categories – those who meet the challenge head on and those who don’t. Obviously, this is an oversimplification, but I think it’s fairly accurate according to my (very unscientific) observations. Thing is, neither of these is […]
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Today marks what would have been A’s 51st birthday, our 32nd spent together. (It would have been our 33rd had it not been for a trip to London with my then 15 y.o. daughter and her friend about 8 years ago.) I knew this day was looming and have been trying to prepare myself, yet […]
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I’m in a weird place. With not only Christmas, but what would have been my husband’s 51st birthday a few days earlier looming nearer, I’m a bundle of emotions. It would be easy to get caught up in the emotional high of the holidays – the hustle and bustle, the planning, the shopping, the wrapping, […]
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A bit of time has passed since my last post (since Thanksgiving, to be precise), but I assure you that this is actually a good thing. You see, things have simply gotten busier around here, not only because Christmas is just around the corner, but because I finally seem to be fully coming out of […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 