It’s OK to laugh and be happy
Smiling, giggling, laughing…just being happy. These are not things we usually think of when we talk about being a widow. Being happy…how can that happen? Yet, it does. A smile…
It’s OK to cry and show “negative” emotions
When we’re grieving we often can wonder if it’s still OK to cry. We may be afraid to show our preconceived notion of “negative” emotions. We often consider negative emotions…
It’s OK if you are moving ahead faster than others are comfortable with
In our last blog, we talked about how sometimes people want you to get over it, be ready to move on, telling us to just “pick ourselves up” and get…
It’s OK to move at your own speed
You should be past this by now. Why are you still …? Are you ready to do …? It’s time to move on … You SHOULD be… You need to…
Welcome to 2022…Introducing It’s OK series
Welcome to 2022…Yee hah! It is 2022. Whoopee doo dah. So what is this going to mean to all of us? Only time will tell. As we said in our…
Merry Christmas 2021
2020 and 2021…what can we say? The world has changed and we are all dealing with everything that comes with the way things are unraveling. In addition to these world…
Those first hours — Going back to the house
This is the next in our series The First Moments. Going back to the house. Going back to the house where you lived as a couple is hard. One of…
Those first moments – Organ Donation & Autopsy
This is the next in our series The First Moments. Just a heads up to our readers, due to the nature of this topic, it is a long read and…
Those first moments – awful first phone calls to make
This is the next in our series The First Moments. Those awful phone calls to make. These are the first phone calls one makes after learning their loved one has…
Those first moments – in front of the shed
This is the next in our series The First Moments. It can be difficult to be in the location where we lost our spouses. For Teresa, her husband was killed…