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My Heart Hurts And is Angry At The Same Time

I cannot, will not watch the video. Knowing that it happened, reading an article with the description of what happened was bad enough. The fact that a man was literally beaten to death but those who took a job to … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Know Then, But I Do Know Now In the Very Least, I am Learning

December 29th, 2016 He was still home when I got in from work, but he told me he had to go. I helped him gather up the things he was taking with him, things that he had needed here while … Continue reading

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Memories and Growth

Memories can be an amazing gauge. How far have you come?  Have you healed? Have you grown? Have you distanced yourself from the pain you felt back then, whether it was physical, mental or emotional? That is one of the … Continue reading

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Journey of Learning

One thing (among many) that is true, is that being widowed is not easy. Especially when time passes, and you are still alone.  It doesn’t matter the gender, loss is loss and with it, comes the pain. Everyone faces this … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday my Love

He would have been sixty nine today. He left this life suddenly on March seventh of 2017 for his Heavenly home. Nothing has been the same since. When someone you love dies, everything changes, but the memories you hold tightly … Continue reading

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March Seventeenth; Remembering And Realizing In the Time Since His Passing

Five years ago, everything earthly was finished. My husband died on March seventh, he was laid to rest on the seventeenth. It took that long to get his body home from Indiana. I was told that it would have taken … Continue reading

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In Loving Memory Across Time

Thinking and remembering on this anniversary of your home going. March seventh, 2018: At this time last year, I was sitting on my front porch with my sister-in-law. We were waiting for the police to show up and confirm what … Continue reading

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March Seventh; When One Realizes Life’s Journey Isn’t a New Normal

What is normal? How and where do we find it hiding? Or is it actually what ever we are dealing with at the moment, even should it be uncomfortable and unwanted? How do we come to accept that change is … Continue reading

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Tomorrow

With each passing day, each passing moment, my mind moves more toward tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the five year anniversary of your leaving this life for your Heavenly one. Even as I have come to some semblance of peace, there … Continue reading

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March Sixth; In Memory and Honor

One reason why I participate in Relay for Life. I have two brothers, one who lives on the other side of town and one who now resides in Heaven. He was twenty-three months younger than me, but so much more … Continue reading

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