http://www.widowsjournal.com Support for Widows Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:45:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Like eleven times before, tonight I lit a memorial candle commemorating the anniversary of the death of the man whose wedding ring sits in a little velvet bag next to mine in the safety deposit box.Besides not enough photographs and a son, memories are all that's left. Are they real ... http://www.widowsjournal.com/2009/01/07/a-dozen-years/ My mother died September 28th. She was 94. It was her time. I am only sorry the last months were such hard ones. It would have been easier for us both if she had just closed her eyes when the downward spiral began. It was hard to watch, not because ... http://www.widowsjournal.com/2008/12/28/rememberances-of-grieving-past/ It has been a year since I've blogged. I could say I don't know where the time has gone; but, I do. Much has happened. Some good. Some not so good. Let's just say life has happened since last we "spoke."I know you know how that feels. A year ago at ... http://www.widowsjournal.com/2008/12/28/catching-up/ Bryna,Thank you for using your special gifts to help, support, comfort and care for those of us who have experienced loss. The Grief Support Group is certainly needed here. We all appreciate your mission....hope you know what a special person you are. I add you ... http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/12/25/happy-holidays/ "To admire, To expand one's self, To forget the rut, To have a sense of newness and life and hope, is to feel young at any time of life." --Charles Horton Cooley http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/10/16/how-true/ In adversity, we can be the victim for all of 30 seconds; then it is time to put one foot in front of another and start going forward.  Even in bad times, we have to stop and count our blessings." Rabbi Sally Olins Temple Isaiah Palm Springs, CA http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/09/04/there-are-always-blessings/ The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle." -- Martha Graham http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/08/24/and-so-it-is/ Posted Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, at 7:34 AM ET I unexpectedly lost my husband two and a half years ago. We were married 17 years and had a wonderful, happy marriage. I can honestly say that the only regret I have is that we didn't have more time ... http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/08/10/shared-by-a-friend/ www.HeartToHeartCoaching.com has been launched. http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/07/16/update/ Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces – Judith Viorst http://www.widowsjournal.com/2007/07/14/what-is-grief/