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The Love of My Life
My husband and I loved each other for over 44 years. And we laughed our way through all the ups and downs. My son took this photo a few years ago. He gave it to me when we celebrated Rich’s birthday a few months ago. He thought I’d like to have it. He was right…. Read More ›
Save A Place for Me
There are a lot of videos on YouTube about dealing with grief and I came upon one that was just about a minute and a half long, called “Everyone Seems to Be Getting Over It But Me.” The man who does all of these videos on the Centre for the Grief Journey, spoke on this… Read More ›
The Sunshine of My Life
“It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” – Rose KennedyAmen.I read this quote soon after my husband passed away. I thought if any person would know… Read More ›
All Souls
I continue to have good days and bad days. I miss Rich terribly. And I know I always will. The grief support group has ended. I am not yet sure if that is good or not. However, the leader may start a session for Surviving the Holidays. Now I know I could use that. I… Read More ›
Memories
Everywhere I go, I have memories of Rich. That can be both a good thing to enjoy and lift my spirits or a hard thing that brings me sorrow and fills my eyes with tears. Went for labwork today. It was hard for me. I had all I could do not to cry. The last… Read More ›
Grief and More
I am still attending grief support meetings. They help. I started attending bible study. It’s the Gospel of John which is my favorite gospel, so I go, hoping to find comfort. It is still hard. I am so sad and I cry a lot and I feel so alone even in a room full of… Read More ›
Forever Love
In one of my readings or videos on grief, I came across this line (I’m not sure where it is from): “There is no ‘getting over’ your loss. There’s just getting accustomed to your new way of life.” Oh my. How true. I am no way “getting over” my loss. But I am good at… Read More ›
The Storms of Life
I had no idea it had been so long since my last blog post. I have been busy, sure, but not that busy. So I started looking back at all that had happened since my last post and I realized a lot had happened. A hurricane for one thing!! How could I forget that?!? My… Read More ›
Surrounded By Love
I have never liked saying goodbye. It has always been a problem for me, even when I knew I would see that person again. I would visit my mother who lived several hundred miles away. Or she would visit me. And inevitably, I would start to dread the day we had to say goodbye. I… Read More ›
Better Day
Today’s grief support meeting went well today. Much better. We all participated and had a great discussion. I feel so much better today.Support groups can be very helpful. I attended one for years, needing to heal from childhood sexual abuse. That group did me a lot of good. It made a big difference in my… Read More ›
Catholic Prayer Life 