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CONFESSIONS OF A LIKELY WIDOW

A Young Widow's Reflections on Chronic Illness, Loss, Grief and Faith

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So Many Things

There are so many things I want to remember. G's laugh - especially his ridiculous one that sounded like a single goose honk. All of...

Reaching Out

This morning I heard about another woman who was widowed this week. She works for the same organization as me and has 3 kids. Her...

I Give Up

On teaching my son math. Today was horrible. I cannot homeschool, and be mom, and take care of everything with finances, and look for...

Am I Sad Enough?

I woke up feeling okay this morning. Even hopeful! As if I could keep going and life might have joys in it. Maybe there is a future...

Back Home

We drove home today. The drive went so well and P had a great attitude. Even though yesterday he was furious at the idea of coming home....

Feeling like a Failure

I completed my 4th private school application for my son today. Part of it was a parental review of the child's behavior which included...

Sleep and a Break

I slept for 10 hours last night. What a difference it makes to not be in our room, our home, our bed. Everything at night screams G's...

First Trip

I haven't posted in a while - this week was crazy. It was our first week home alone since G died and it was utterly exhausting. I don't...

What I'm Dreading

Coming home to an empty house The 2 month anniversary of G's death Valentine's Day - he always bought me my favorite Godiva truffles the...

Crying with a Stranger

"If your son doesn't get into our school, would you be homeschooling again next year?" "No, I can't. My husband died." Ugh, how I wish...

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