Widows Quest

November 18th, 2007

In honour of Tiffany and Josh

One of our regular readers is Tiffany who sent me the most wonderful e-mail which I asked if I could share with you all. She also attached a poem in memory of Josh who she lost one year ago today..I hope you find it as moving as I did..here we go
“This past year has been […]

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August 2nd, 2007

Why is Death so Shocking?

I am travelling today and just pondering on why death is so shocking? After all it is the only certainty in life, we know it will happen, we know that nothing is for ever. Yet the shock is a huge part of the grief, as though we were just not built to deal with such […]

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July 30th, 2007

Lessons from Mum

I spoke to mum today about what she would say were the 3 key things that helped her get over dad dying. Here are her 3 key steps

 Accepting his death. Accepting that it was better that he has gone than him suffering as much as he was…no matter how strong the pain, the pain would […]

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July 26th, 2007

Belief is what we need

To overcome the period of mourning, to overcome the hurt we need a great deal of inner belief.
B= Believe in your ability to cope with the pain and come through even stronger.
E= Expect to be happy again.
L=Learn to love again. Trust that the benefit of love is greater than the pain of loss.
I=Inspire your inner […]

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July 23rd, 2007

Self Discovery through Grief

When you lose someone you love, you discover a lot about yourself. I wanted to share with you what I have learned during the bereavement process.
D= Determined to continue to live life to the fullest - and not waste the precious time we have on this earth.
I= Inner thoughts are so important. Your self talk […]

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July 20th, 2007

How to Solve Money Worries Blog Carnival

Welcome to the July 20, 2007 edition of how to solve money worries.

ChristianPF presents How to make more money with your emergency fund posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “A quick how-to showing you how to use an emergency fund to save more money and increase it’s growth […]

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July 17th, 2007

A Personal Reaction to Death

The most common e-mail I get is from people who want help understanding their grief. Your reaction to grief is personal and individual reactions cannot be predicted. There was a Yale School of Medicine study of more than 200 survivors of a loved one’s natural death. It found that yearning for the deceased was the […]

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July 17th, 2007

Lessons from Ladybird Johnson Funeral

Reading about the funeral of Ladybird Johnson made me think of when dad died. In a report on Chron.com it says
“Grandson Lyndon Nugent offered the family’s final farewell, emphasizing his grandmother’s abiding gentleness and her exhortation to ‘’stand by your convictions, support your friends, to love your neighbor and to do our part to leave […]

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July 16th, 2007

A Friend’s Time is so Precious

Today, I have felt so down. I cannot see anything but darkness, I couldn’t even remember where my keys were this morning - and I leave them in the same place everyday. Why do I share this with you, well…

I always try and write Widows Quest positively to help you see that there is a […]

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July 13th, 2007

Progress on Cancer Statistics

Cancer is an illness that no doubt has touched all our families in one way or another. I still find it amazing all the advances in science and we still struggle to find a cure for cancer. I was reading in the Boston Globe about their journey to improve deaths from cancer. Mind you I […]

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