Sharing my heart, thoughts, and hopes with you today as I continue this journey as a widowed single adult. Discovering each day that I am not alone and there is Strength in Singleness. While I am referring to single adults in this blog, I hope that my married friends will read on as well. AndContinueContinue reading “Strength In Singleness”
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Thriving Not Just Surviving
“How are you doing”? As a widow, that question is asked often, along with a reply that is easy and not very honest at times. “I’m okay, Thanks for asking.” Well, today I have another answer… “Thank you for asking, I am THRIVING, not just surviving.” I am blessed, thankful, hopeful, and intentional with thisContinueContinue reading “Thriving Not Just Surviving”
A Clean Slate
May I take you on a little journey back in time with me as I walk into a very old school building? Where my shoes click against the ceramic tile floors, as I follow an adult through a hallway of carved wood columns. I take a deep breath as I reach the solid carved woodContinueContinue reading “A Clean Slate”
Words at Christmas
As I sat down to write this blog today, I had been praying and asking God what he wanted me to share. I thought of the words listened to, spoken, and shared at Christmas. And how very difficult it can be for some who have experienced a loss to listen, accept, or speak some wordsContinueContinue reading “Words at Christmas”
Choices and Decisions
We are not broken women, unable to stand on our own or make decisions. Instead we are widows navigating a new chapter in our lives.
Three Little Boxes
Three little boxes are all that remain, A lifetime of plans and memories made. Each little box has a story to tell, open them up, fall into a well,where sadness and loss cause your eyes to swell.As thoughts and tears fall from your eyes, with rich reminders of a loved one’s life. Welcome the contentsContinueContinue reading “Three Little Boxes”
Generous Grief…
My writings do not always connect the dots, and no doubt skip over a few or more missed points during my expressions and often reveal something quite different than my thoughts or intended topic upon completion. For example those dot to dot pages where a few missed dots results in a Giraffe looking like aContinueContinue reading “Generous Grief…”
How Much Time Do You Have?…
What’s the first thought or response that popped into your head when you read the title for this blog? Were you thinking in moments as in how much longer do I need to wait on hold for someone to answer my call after multiple attempts to speak to a human. Or were you remembering somethingContinueContinue reading “How Much Time Do You Have?…”
Pati Rader 