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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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Outrunning My Past

I realized today that I can't find my future while I'm running away from my past. Life has changed so much since G died - this is true. ...

Grief-Sick

I've been feeling that old feeling again. That pit in my stomach. The nausea I associate with losing G. The constant, unending feeling...

Telling Our Story

It's time to tell our story. When we began our heart transplant journey in January of 2010, we felt so alone. Being listed for a heart...

That's a Wrap - 2nd Grade

My goodness, how is my boy finishing 2nd grade tomorrow? A grade that G wasn't here for at all. He's up to my shoulders now and growing...

A New Direction - or at least a breadcrumb

I've spent 2.5 hours today crying and processing all that God is doing in my heart. My counselor says this is a landmark day. Like the...

Why?

Why is a big question. And it's one I don't like to ask. Because there aren't any answers on this side of Heaven. Why did G die? Why...

Looking Back

I'm sitting at Panera this morning and there's a couple outside the window. Neither are wearing wedding rings. Both are probably in...

A New Dream

I need a new dream. I've been waiting for someone to give one to me, and I've felt aimless. Maybe remarriage has become my new dream. ...

Why Would I Settle?

I had an incredible husband. A really, really good one. He was not perfect. Of course not. His sin nature, his humanity, was all to...

It Hurts to be Ignored

It hurts to be ignored. It just does. Back in the winter, when I had trouble in my house and sent HW a text, he responded right away and...

Protection and Provision

God gives us protection and provision. No - God IS our protection and provision. As I've been chasing down this relationship with HW...

Lessons Learned - Day 1 of Heartbreak

It is amazing how much can be revealed in a day. A day of letting it soak in that whatever relationship I thought I had with HW and...

Morning After Thoughts

This hurts. I woke up and it still hurts. But it does feels a little different - or maybe I'm just getting some clarity. I tried way too...

The One Where My Vulnerable Heart Gets Hurt

I was friend-zoned but I was doubting it. After all, the next day he was flirting with me over text again like nothing had happened. So...

Friend-Zoned

I was friend-zoned HARD last night It stings. It's disappointing. My friendship with HW has grown since we first met in November and our...

Mother's Day 2022

It's Mother's Day again. My second without G here. I truly can't remember last year. What did we do? Did we celebrate? I feel sure...

How to Help a Grieving Friend

A friend of mine recently asked how she could help her dear friend whose husband died unexpectedly. It's hard for me to remember much...

Trust Fall

Today I'm taking a big leap. A trust fall off a cliff, waiting for Jesus to catch me. We fly to Bogota, Colombia today. First time back...

Galactic Thunder

It's been a big week. Saturday was P's 8th birthday party. We also went to G's favorite restaurant (Buffalo Wild Wings) in his honor and...

Down to One

I took my wedding band off of my right hand last night. And now I'm down to one ring. Later this week, I travel with my son to a country...

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