Today is Father’s Day. We went to church, my daughter and I. As always, she sang out, bursting with joy, sat through the sermon, and waited impatiently for the special part of the service – the Father’s Day gift presentation. As the deacons gave out the pen/notepad combinations, a puzzled look came over Jaimie’s… Continue reading Widow’s Children
Month: June 2014
Widow’s Expectations
This far into widowhood, a year and a half, a widow’s expectations come alive once more. She believes that although life with the deceased is over, maybe, just maybe, all life is not. She looks around and sees happy couples her age and having another husband in the future doesn’t seem quite so impossible.… Continue reading Widow’s Expectations
Dating Don’ts
Surprise! I’ve had two dates. Through the process, Dating Don’ts made themselves known. The first vic…, er, gentleman asked me out for a drink at 5 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon. I agreed, little knowing the Fates lay ready to play cruel games with my dating life yet again. On Tuesday I put my house… Continue reading Dating Don’ts