Words for the Journey

#10  I didn't care what anyone thought about how I grieved:Grief made me go crazy for a while. I was selfish and self-centered. Thankfully, my family and friends supported me through and took care of my children until I came to my senses.#9  I prayed:

I know everyone does not grieve the same of course, but the minute Keith's death happened I had a neighbor tell me "don't ever let yourself get to that dark place you can't get out of" For some reason,that stayed with me and I was so taken with those words and the horror of my loss,that I ran for 7 years ,keeping myself so very busy that if I let myself actually process the real thought that Ke

Tears Tom Zart said thatTears are the raindrops of the soul  And there's one for all who die.  They are the silent words of grief

With the diagnosis of cancer,She took the hand of God and did not let goShe needed Him now more than ever beforeThis was not the time to lose faith or question whyShe was not cancer and would not let it define herShe was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt,A friend and a fighter, who wasn’t yet ready to leave the ring

Providence blinked facing the sunWhere are we left to carry on“Until the Day is Done”, by R.E.M Providence Blinked

During the last bed-bound month of my beloved husband’s battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer, I did not want to leave his side.

This morning I got up with a plan to write thank you notes to all the contractors that worked on our home in 2011.  All of them were very nice and many would sit on the patio and visit with Ray.  Little did they realize, their visits helped lift Ray's spirits.  Ray always believed in treating every one with respect regardless of their job.  At that time, Ray's heal

When time has passed, and the heart is ready, just remember that a widows heart has loved to the end.   Some have seen relationships end in divorce, or a breakup.(i do not diminish the loss)  A widow has made the journey to hell and back.  For me it has been a journey of re-discovery.  Much of this has been wraped in fear, because all is new, like being

Until four members of my family died in 2007 grief resources weren’t on my radar screen. But multiple losses changed the focus of my work and I began writing grief recovery articles and books. As I learned at The Compassionate Friends conferences, I’m in the company of hundreds of bereaved authors – maybe thousands.

Everyone grieves. You may have experienced the loss of parents, relatives, and friends. This experience, unfortunately, doesn't prepare you for the death of a child. A child's death brings you to your knees, devastates you, and renders you helpless. In 2007 four of my family members, including my elder daughter, all died.

Hello to whomever comes across this article. We are all sorry to be here, for the sad event that caused us to look to others for help.

You used to tell me how much you loved waking up   to a cheerful wife. I would smile and say "thank you  it's because you're in my life. But, now I've lost that cheer   knowing,     you're no longer here.