Transplant wife and widow

When I married my new beginning, I became a bonus mom. And it is nothing like being a biological mom. It’s actually harder. The dynamics b...

This week begins what I refer to as our six weeks of grief hell. Steven will be graduating eighth grade on Saturday. And for many, that’s n...

Today is National Widow's Day.  And unfortunately, I am a member of that club.  A club I never wanted to join.  But I am surrounded by s...

My grief, I can typically handle. I can figure out a way to manage and cope. But Steven’s grief,  that’s a whole other story. When you’r...

I am a remarried widow.  But there are days, like today, that I still feel alone.  That I realize in many ways I am still a solo parent.  Wh...

When you live 1,000 miles apart, it’s hard to be part of the every day of someone else’s life.  No matter how hard you try to include each o...

As life moves forward, there will be an entire group of people that never knew Jared.  And that a painful reality because I want people to k...