Holidays Turkey Toolkit Most widow(er)s need more than the good break of a wishbone to survive Thanksgiving, or any holiday for that matter. We must come into the holidays with armor: Kevlar style. Top 10 Things that Should be in ALL Widow(er)'s Turkey Toolkit: 10. The buddy system.
Holidays Inward We do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. -2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV) Interestingly, I am feeling the exact opposite. I feel like inwardly I am wasting away, while outwardly I am looking/doing fine. Just a verse
Family Never Knew I never knew just how alone you could feel, despite being surrounded by your family friends, and several hundred people. But tonight, I now know. And I kinda of wish I didn't. In a lot of ways, I wish I didn't know it was Christmas eve,
Holidays Last Christmas I feel a lot of emotions at this being the first Christmas without Kevin. I feel many emotions that our first Christmas together as a married couple, was also our last. It just doesn't feel fair or adequate for the feelings we felt throughout our 3+ years together
Faith Beautiful.. I heard this song tonight at LCBC's christmas service..and for the life of me, I can't remember the name, but it talks about eternity, life, death, and the beauty of salvation. And I cried..and it was beautiful. I'm doing ok-I'm
Family Emotional Homecoming I am finding that this past week being home has been really emotional. It's been hitting me very hard, being home, without Kevin. Last night, while shopping at Target, I almost broke down crying in the middle of the home decorations aisle over nothing. I just wanted to
Family Back To "Life" I'm back to "life", whatever I make of it at this point. I'm adjusting to being back East, and I'm actually LOVING the snow. I like it's freshness and beauty. It's refreshing. Not to mention, I'm
Blogs I Like Christmas Card Wish This is the true story of a 5-yr old Lititz girl, Hannah Garman, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a rare and incurable brain tumor. She has been given 12 weeks to live and is currently in her 7th week. She was going to be the flower girl at a
Holidays Loss over the Holidays Experiencing loss just before the hoiday seasons is never easy. While I had a nice thanksgiving (and as usual ate WAY too much-haha), it was still so hard to experience this holiday without Kev. I really miss him so much. I haven't been able to cry for a
