“Oh, my heavens, if I mop the floor, he and the dog come in with muddy feet! If I clean the toys out of the yard, cut the grass and weed the flower beds, he comes in with a load of lumber and sets it square in the middle of the yard. He’s hoping to… Continue reading Widow’s Advice
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Widow’s Children
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
Widow’s Struggle to Survive
Widows struggle to survive. The struggle may involve people or it may not. Mostly we search for a reason to keep going, especially after we’ve lost a partner of many years. When my husband died, the first question so many people asked was, “What will you do now?” I asked myself the same question. What… Continue reading Widow’s Struggle to Survive
Dating – What People Say…
Lord, keep me from the things that people say. I’ve noted during this odyssey into the Dating Site world that so many contenders start their stories with “People say…” People say I am handsome and look like Clark Gable or Gary Cooper in their prime. People say I am kind, loving, humorous, kind to animals… Continue reading Dating – What People Say…
Widow’s Birthday
Especially for those who had long marriages and lost their spouses late in life, birthdays become milestones we dread. They are seen as another year spent without a partner, a true confidante and without that special person to hold us for life’s good and bad moments. The mirror showing each new line and wrinkle makes… Continue reading Widow’s Birthday
Widow’s Fear
During our forty-four years of marriage, I never felt fear, at least for myself. For my husband, yes, but never for myself. Standing at a whopping 5’ 4” tall, he had the ability to stay calm, to take over a situation and make it come out right. Of course while he was doing this… Continue reading Widow’s Fear
Widow’s Anniversary
Today would have been our 46th anniversary. I woke up with my usual answer to stress. After getting my daughter to her special needs class, I returned home to cook, clean, rearrange, anything to stop remembering. Being a widow 364 days of the year is manageable; it’s that 365th day that brings us to our… Continue reading Widow’s Anniversary
Widow – It’s Not So Hard
They lied. It’s not so hard having no reason to get up in the morning. I can stay in bed, under the influence of sleeping tablets and sleep all day. There is no need to think about him because I’ve drugged myself past all that. It’s not so hard feeling free to leave… Continue reading Widow – It’s Not So Hard
Widow Newly Born
We were married forty-four years after dating for two. Work, children, home, church were our primary interests. Going out with the boys or the girls simply didn’t fit into our lifestyles; we wanted to come home to each other after a long day at the office. For a brief time we worked as partners… Continue reading Widow Newly Born