Father’s Day Thoughts
Today is the day that we celebrate our fathers. Normally, we envision celebrating the day WITH our fathers. What do we do when our father is deceased? What do we…
Today is the day that we celebrate our fathers. Normally, we envision celebrating the day WITH our fathers. What do we do when our father is deceased? What do we…
After the death of my husband, Kris, I remember hearing that with the words new normal. I railed at that idea. New Normal - there wasn’t such a thing. I…
Memorial day is the day we honor those who have served and paid the ultimate price for the freedoms and life that we, as Americans, enjoy. We dedicate this blog…
I never thought I would get to this stage. Acceptance. Such a big word with so much behind it. Accepting that Bob was gone and never returning. Accept that I…
After your partner passes away, Mother’s Day takes on a whole different feeling. You have become both Mother and Father. You have all of the responsibilities…..everything adult is you. Trying…
After 3 years of doing Torn In Half as a labor of love, we are looking to expand our readership and our effectiveness in helping widows through this journey. We…
April 23 of 2019….this would have been our 25th wedding anniversary. When I stood at the altar and took my vows, I imagined our marriage to be like that of…
During this Holiest of weeks of Easter and Passover, we would like to wish you many blessings and much peace. The resurrection of Christ and the knowledge that we will…
We are at the end of our Let’s Talk About the Grief Journey and Stages topics -- Acceptance. Remember this is a journey with many hills and valleys. The stages…
Even before I became a widow, I had battled with depression. I had grown up with an abusive father and had to overcome many things as I progressed to adulthood.…