I received a wonderful email from one of the Widows Quest readers who has written this poem about her grief - she would love to turn it into a song so she is starting to learn the piano to put it to music. I love sharing our thoughts so if you have something you want […]
I saw this quote when I was shopping in Whole Foods yesterday, it is accredited to Mary Anne Radmacher
”Courage does not always roar,
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
At the end of the day
Saying “I will try again tomorrow”
I think those 4 lines sum up the courage we need each day as we fight our […]
I am reading a book about Eleanor Roosevelt at the moment and there are some very powerful quotations which I wanted to share with you.
“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.”
“We are happy together & strong relationships have to grow deep roots. We’re […]
I came across this poem at Scrapbook.com - it is simple and yet so true
A Stairway to Heaven
Author: unknown
If Tears Could Build A Stairway
And Memories A Lane
I’d Walk Right Up To Heaven
And Bring You Home Again
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….I saw this and smiled - “To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven” a quote by Karen Sunde.
And now he’s there….
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I just read this and wanted to share it. I believe it is from Eugene H. Peterson.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins […]
I posted this week about launching a weekly podcast to share stories with everyone and asking for listeners for stories. I was delighted to receive this from Tiffany and wanted to share it with you all….
I read of a man, who stood to speak at the funeral for a friend;
he referred to the dates on her […]
As we enter the family season it can be extremely hard to cope with the grief. For me, the solution is in the word…
Pay thanks for the family around you, that love you and help you through this time. Pay thanks for having loved which is a wonderful experience. Pay thanks for the memories that […]
I still wish that somebody would find a remedy for the aching heart, when I spoke to my Auntie she gave me a wonderful piece of relationship advice. She said “To help overcome the pain of a lost relationship, you must forgive yourself”
At first, I didn’t understand forgive myself, his death was not something I […]
How do you get up in the morning? Becoming a widow, changes your entire routine. At first, there is no routine and you are just struggling to get through one day and then the next day. But as time goes by, you realize you need a routine that works for you and […]
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