Widowed mom

Dear Friend, I am sorry this letter is titled to the "Young Widow." I know how much that word disgusts you. How your stomach drops, you feel sand in your mouth, and how you automatically reject the...

When I came across this quote in my Facebook feed this week, I couldn’t help but smile and mutter a ‘fuck yes’ under my breath. My husband died almost 14 months ago…am I veering into …

I have experienced deep connections and bonds with other widows. Here are 12 extraordinary reasons why I love widows.

Widowhood means you're a solo parent and you don't have the luxury of falling back on the other parent when the going gets rough. via @widow411

Not everyone will understand your grief journey and that's OK. Only widows understand other widows.

Growing up without a father has special challenges. You can still be an amazing & successful adult. Being a single mom is hard, it is even harder when the dad is not involved, but it is possible.

It’s the club no one ever wanted to be in. From wife to widow. One day I was happily married and in the space of a few hours, a widow and single mom to 7. Days later, at the funeral service for my husband, an older woman gently approached me, extended a hug and said she was from the widow’s ministry at church. “Oh. I’m a widow,” I mumbled through the fog that was grief as the reality of my new identity hit me. Grappling with deep grief for me and my children, one of the first things I did

After becoming a young widow over 3 years ago, here is my answer for all the other young widows wondering, "How am I going to do this alone?"

But that's all right with me.

National Widow's Day: A day to find a widow in your life and help them with anything they might need. And don't stop there!