Thank God for streaming services. I feel like these days I'm dodging my local news like landmines. The other day, my mom was telling me something about the c...

It’s time to address it. The day that has widows all over the world saying, “Shit. It’s here again already?” Valentine’s Day. Now, as I said last year, I a...

Have you ever felt like you have to justify your emotions? If you haven't, you're much more self-aware than I am. And while I'm starting to recognize when I ...

Last week, I started thinking about my first years as a widow - I'm not really sure why. As anyone who has experienced a loss (or, in some cases, just life i...

Ahhh…dating. Sooner or later this becomes every widow’s favorite topic with other widows. And there is a very good reason for this: Because we feel like it’s...

I've written many a blog about being the third, fifth, seventh, or 21st wheel in a group of couples. Truth be told, it used to really bother me because I hat...

I’ve written other posts about happiness – mainly dealing with the idea that I wasn’t sure I deserved it. After all, happiness isn’t owed to any of us. The o...

This isn't going to be one of those really well thought-out posts. I'm just going to type as I think. Scary, I know. You really don't want to be in my head. ...

I'm writing this on my back porch. I'm trying to make myself feel better, so I've got a glass of wine, candle lit, a little classical music on... See? Not to...

I've heard this quote twice today. I believe that when the universe calls, you have to respond. It's been a tough couple of days - you all know what it's lik...

I'm not in a great headspace right now, so please forgive me if this turns into a rant. I'm having one of those toddler moments when I just want to sit down ...

Last night I was on my walk listening to a podcast about moving forward. I know, I know - one of our favorite topics. To reiterate, it was about moving forwa...

My husband died on July 18, 2007. But that's not the day I lost him. He was in an accident on his way to work on July 16th. Later that day he had a stroke. T...

A big part of me has always hated this time of year. I've written about it before - how nothing screams the passage of time as a single parent quite like bac...

I think I've just gone from a "mediocre widow" to the worst widow. Yesterday was my husband's 47th birthday. I was cranky all day and had a panic attack in t...