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.
Awhile back, I wrote about perception. Before that, I had explored the concept of “love goggles“. Recently, I went off island (I’m starting to sound more like a native already, aren’t I?) to attend a wedding of a dear, old friend to a dear new one, and found myself pondering both of these subjects again. […]
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I used my husband’s coffee mug this morning. That may not seem like earth shattering news to most people, but there are those who are in the same situation as I am who will understand the significance of this. Although I wear his wedding band on a chain around my neck, occasionally wear his watch, […]
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This past weekend marked 5 months since my husband passed away. As such, it was an emotional time with much reflection on our life together, his passing, and what has transpired since. Life has certainly changed for me… dramatically. Which, of course, is an understatement. The mullet were running this weekend, and my son was […]
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Have you ever seen those giant buckets at a water park or splash pad? The kind that slowly fill up, occasionally splashing a bit here and there, before finally tipping completely over and dumping massive amounts of water on anyone below them? It appears that grief can sometimes feel like that. It seems that over […]
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Many Faces of Cheri G 