I’ve heard them so many times. If I had a dollar for every time someone has said this to me, it would pay for my graduate school education, at least. Let me know if I can do anything to help. I’ve said this myself to people before. It seemed like…

That photograph above was taken exactly one year ago yesterday. We were so happy. We had gone out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary in one of our most beloved neighborhoods in Dallas, dining at one of our favorite restaurants. It was during a brief lull in the Covid outbreak…

28 years ago today, I was a 20-year-old about to take vows to love my husband until death do us part. Holy crap, did I not know anything at all about what the coming years would bring. Almost every bit of it was a surprise, for better and worse. I’d…

My 28th wedding anniversary is this weekend. I’m feeling all kinds of mixed-up emotions. Sadness because he’s not here, most of all. Loneliness, as it’s really settling in that he’s gone and isn’t ever coming back. …

I have gotten past the first initial waves of grief about my husband’s death, though every now and then, one comes up out of nowhere and knocks me over. I have to catch my breath and regain my footing and start over. …

I am extremely pro-choice because I’ve actually faced the issue of an unexpected pregnancy at a bad time. I chose to continue a pregnancy when I got pregnant unexpectedly after my husband’s vasectomy. …

I know. You don’t have to tell me: it’s too soon. I’m aware of that, too. At the same time, I’m incredibly lonely without my husband. I’m way too young to be a widow. I desperately miss having conversations with people. I spend almost every day entirely alone, save for…

My future is looking pretty scary at the moment. One way or the other, I have to get off disability. I know that not everyone diagnosed with a disability can get off of disability — and I’m not even sure that I can, either. My disability isn’t visible and doesn’t…

My husband grew up with a strong ethic of doing everything yourself. It didn’t matter if we needed to mow the lawn or repair the washing machine. If something needed to be done, he took care of it by himself. …