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Tom Zart said that

Tears 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 go

She needed Him now more than ever before

This was not the time to lose faith or question why

She was not cancer and would not let it define her

She 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 sun

Where 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