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Four Years 20 Mar 2013 | 06:49 pm
Four years ago today, Friday the 20th of March, 2009 at 11:45 am, Austin left this world and my family's life was changed forever. It is amazing how quickly and slowly four years have passed. Grief ...
Another anniversary on my own 31 Dec 2012 | 07:48 pm
I originally posted this two years ago, on what would have been our 15th anniversary. This year would have been our 17th anniversary, and it's the fourth one I've spent without Austin. My feelings a...
The Blurry Lines of Grief 2 Dec 2012 | 07:42 pm
It has been almost 3 years and 9 months since my husband died. As all widows and widowers know, saying the time that has passed out loud or putting it in writing is confusing. How is it possible tha...
Earthquakes and aftershocks 11 Nov 2012 | 08:14 am
From here My son's best friend lost his step-dad this week. His healthy, middle aged step-dad died suddenly, and my son's best friend's Mom has become a widow. My heart is breaking for her and I ca...
Sixteen Years 24 Sep 2012 | 04:20 am
Sixteen years ago right now, Austin and I were glowing in the joy of welcoming our first child into the world. We were so excited to meet our baby and we spent hours just holding him and staring at h...
Back to the ocean 29 Jul 2012 | 01:33 pm
We're back at the ocean, back on our sailboat. It is good to be back on the sea, to smell the salt air, to watch the sun dance on the water, to listen to the birds waking us up in the morning. It u...
40 Months Ago 21 Jul 2012 | 12:23 am
I'm working on finishing a paper and a final exam for my latest graduate course. Plus I'm working on getting our house and family ready for our one month trip to the coast. It's so busy that I'm fin...
Food/Words for thought 20 Jul 2012 | 05:10 am
"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in ...
Words of Wisdom 5 Jul 2012 | 08:00 am
I read this at http://www.widowstooyoung.com/ and felt the need to share it. I find it inspiring, though some things are hard to believe right now at this stage in my life (see #30). But I find thes...
Grief Metaphor from Gillian 3 Jul 2012 | 09:44 pm
Over a year ago, I discovered a new blog. Sadly, Gillian is also a widow. Her story is tragic; her husband died in a terrible car accident in which three of her four children were hurt very badly. ...
