I find myself in ridiculous situations where I need an ear, a shoulder, a heart that loves me. I look inside myself at times and worry that ...

Liv turned 10 a couple of weeks ago. 10. Ten. TEN! Ten seems so bloody much older than nine. Is it the double digits? Is it that she has gr...

I hate these nights. Lack of sleep. Worry. Sadness. No one to talk to. Reflection on all I have done wrong or could have done better. Self-c...

Tomorrow is my sweet little Briar's SIXTH birthday. I cannot believe how much he's grown and how much joy and love he has brought to...

I'm not sure if you're there....We're still here. I've stopped writing for Widow's Voice so I no longer have an outlet ...

Yes, I have been away from this space for far too long. I am, as always, rushing around like a chicken after a beetle and can't seem to ...

I have read a variety of quotes with a similar message. I think anyone who has dealt with trauma, loss or tragedy has come face-to-face with...

The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far...

A friend of mine has a four year old daughter who has a white plumeria flower barrette that I secretly covet. I imagine what I'd where i...

Photo from here... Sometimes this whole 'widow' thing gets old. Like the chorus of an unhappy song that gets stuck in your head an...

Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller

This morning will mark three years since I've held your warm hand. Heard your snores. Felt safe knowing I was yours. My life doesn't...

Today is Jeff's birthday. He'd be 49. We'll be planting a blueberry bush and having blueberry pie in his honour today.... I wish...

I admit it. I am depressed. Clinically, situationally, whatever anyone wants to diagnose me as. Depressed. It sucks. Brutally, royally sucks...