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What Choice Do I have?
What Choice do I have? “It’s this or die ! What choice do I have?”- Rob Wigsten This was Rob’s response whenever anyone would call him brave while fighting his cancer. Looking back at his response I understand it even more, because my journey with grief often feels this way. Although on so…
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My Tree
My Tree ” Storms make trees take deeper roots,”- unknown My late husband was an incredible story teller. I always knew where he was whenever we went to parties, because all I would have to do was listen for the laughter of a crowd of people. Rob would be in the center of…
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I See You Everywhere-A Love Letter
I See You Everywhere!-A Love Letter ” It hurts to remember, but I do not wish to forget!”-Lori Wigsten Dear Rob, When I first lost you, it was hard to do anything without having something to remind me of you and bring me instantly to tears. It could be the familiar or…
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I Miss You The Most
I Miss You the Most “And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” Khalil Gibran, The Prophet I have suffered a lot of losses in my life, starting with my grandfather at 16 years old. Then came my mother…
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IF YOU WERE HERE
IF YOU WERE HERE “Being depressed about what’s to come, would only rob me of the good stuff I have.” Denny – A character on Virgin River Been thinking about Rob a lot lately. I think about him all the time, but this time is different. Now is my turn to be in…
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Getting Unstuck!
“There is no security on this earth: there is only opportunity’– Douglas Mac Arthur “Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.”– Daniel Boorstin It has been awhile since I last wrote in this blog. I was feeling stuck, like I was not making any real forward progress. This felt like…
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Sometimes it is OK not to be OK.
“Sometimes it is OK not to be OK.” -Lori Wigsten While on an online forum of writers, I came across a post by another widow. Her husband had passed away less than 6 months ago. She was blaming herself for not getting enough writing done since his loss. Others were offering kind words to…
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Dreams
Dreams “When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.” — Eckhart Tolle Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my late husband and what losing him taught me about life. At first, I could only think about what I had lost. When I lost him so many of…
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SCARED
Scared “Stop going to a dry well, and expecting water.”-Clarice When I first became a widow, there were lots of things I feared. Forgetting the sound of my husband’s voice. Not being able to fix certain things when they broke in my house. I worried… Who would take care of the cars? How…
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Get Over It- I Think Not
Get Over It- I Think Not! I think there are so many people out there who believe when you lose someone you should just get over it. It has been over 13 years for me. I am not over it. With that being said, I can see I have learned how to manage it as…
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