This post was written on 2/13/2021 and sat in my drafts waiting to be published. Enjoy! It's the day before Valentine's Day and I've been reading the posts in Facebook from happy couples and then the sad posts from my widow warriors. The contrast between them is interesting. I'm not a resentful widow. Its hard … Continue reading Chapter 2
Tag: gratitude
Thoughts
The last few months have been interesting to say the least. Covid-19 upended the world and we are still seeing the ramifications of someone's poor decision. I have always been a conspiracy theorist so I of course am curious about what has really happened. Politics aside, this thing has changed our world and lives. In … Continue reading Thoughts
Gratitude
As I prepared for this Thanksgiving by cleaning my house and buying a freezer for half a beef coming soon. I was struck by the contrast a couple of years make. The first Thanksgiving without Jerry was just plain weird. Jerry loved food. He told me that his one requirement for a wife was that … Continue reading Gratitude
Time
Within a few days of my husband dying I heard the Tracy Lawerence song, "Time Marches On". The lyrics always stuck with Jerry as his dad was buried beneath a maple tree. I was struck by how people just kept living their lives like nothing major had happened to my family. Fast forward three and … Continue reading Time