PARALLEL UNIVERSE AND THE GIFTS OF GRIEF Written in 2014 this post looks back at the feelings I had as I morphed from one world to another An important process in the grief journey For the most part, I have […]...
THE LAST NIGHT… October 8, 2009 I arrived home from a business trip to Florida like I had so many times before My corporate job kept me busy, traveling, and kept me very distracted I walked up the busy terminal […]...
THE GIVING TREE We all have a tree that is bearing its fruit, giving us life, shading us from the elements The question is, will you see the value of your tree before it’s just a stump in the forest...
BROWN EYED BOY My kids go to school about a mile from where my husband’s plane went down It’s an excellent school with a fantastic reputation, but for a few moments after Addy got a spot on the waiting list […]...
A WIDOW DATING…THE LAST FIRST KISS We met again, and again, and again There were coffees, lunches, and hikes that all seemed to flow more smoothly than the last He seemed confident in what he was looking for in a […]...
10 REGRETS OF A YOUNG WIDOWED MOM It’s so easy to look back on my past and see all the things I could have done differently/better My life has always been blessed, but it took the death of my 37-year-old […]...
AFTER THE KISS He kissed me softly and as he did, I tried to quiet my mind and stop the noise I tried to live in the moment and embrace this new page in my story without expectation and without […]...
MOMENTS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED Moments We Take For Granted ~ Today I had the privilege to have lunch with a close widow sister who has been by my side since right after I lost Mitch I was standing in […]...
LOVING BEYOND LOSS I would like to start this blog post by saying that this is not a blog saying that you MUST love again post loss This is a blog post about how you CAN love again Happiness is […]...
Nearly ten years ago, I was given exclusive membership to one of the world’s crappiest clubs October 9th, 2009 – the day I went from being half of M & M, Mrs Michelle Steinke, and the wife of Mitchel […]...
THE GLASS HO– USE OF GRIEF Welcome to widowhood I’m giving you fair warning – this journey will be perhaps the crappiest you ever endure This journey is difficult regardless of your kind of loss It may have come as […]...
MEASURING THE PAIN…DEATH AND DIVORCE Please stop…I beg of everyone A few weeks after my late husband passed away was my first preview into the competitive world of, “what’s worse, death or divorce” and it made me infuriated Here I [...
