Widows Journey Through The Storm

10/30/2025

💔 From My Heart… Please Read

This is one of the most challenging yet empowering moments I’ve ever had to share. As some of you may know, I’ve been blessed to run this webpage, a labor of love that has connected us in our shared mission to uplift one another. For many years, we’ve worked together to help those in need, and I’m humbled by the impact we’ve made. I started this webpage after my husband’s passing, driven by a passion to share what little I had, ensuring others were okay. This has always been my way of spreading love and faith.

With over 13,000 followers, I envision the incredible difference we can make together. If each of you could donate just one dollar, imagine the ripple effect of kindness! I promise to pay it forward, supporting other widows who, like me, face uncertain times without their husbands. As someone who has navigated life’s challenges, including the government shutdown, I understand the fear and resilience required to persevere.

As I sit here in my power wheelchair, a constant companion due to multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, I’m reminded that even in the darkest moments, there’s always hope. Though I’m struggling, I know I’m not alone. My cupboards may soon be empty, but my heart remains full of faith in our collective power to uplift one another.

So I ask, with humility and gratitude, if anyone can help — even a little — it would mean the world to me. Every bit matters. A few dollars, a share, anything helps right now. 🙏❤️

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10/27/2025

“The Woman in the Wheelchair”

She sits by the window, where the sunlight fades,
Its fingers trembling on her thinning hands.
The world hums past in hurried parades,
And she—unnoticed—simply stands
In memory, though her body stays still,
Bound by metal, by silence, by will.

Her eyes are rivers no one sails,
Her stories folded like fragile lace.
Time has brushed her into pale,
A whisper lost in a crowded place.
Names she once knew drift like smoke,
Letters unwritten, promises broke.

Yet in the hush between each breath,
She tends to ghosts that time forgets—
A child’s laugh, a lover’s death,
A song she hums that no one gets.
Invisible, yes—but not undone;
She carries whole lives in a single one.

And maybe, someday, someone will see
That quiet isn’t emptiness—
It’s history.

10/27/2025

The Quiet Years”

The clock no longer hurries now,
its hands move soft, without intent.
The house remembers every vow,
each whisper, laugh, and argument.

The chair still leans where you once sat,
a hollow in the cushion stays.
The kettle hums—too much, for that—
and silence fills the empty days.

I speak sometimes, though none reply,
the echo answers, kind and low.
The world spins on, the seasons fly,
but here, the hours drift and slow.

There’s peace in learning to be still,
to find a friend in memory’s grace.
And though the nights can bite with chill,
I warm them with your ghost’s embrace.

So let me age, and let me be,
a tree grown gnarled, but deeply sown.
For love once lived inside of me—
and that is how I’m not alone.

09/07/2025

Grief is one jumbled up mess of emotions. We ride this roller coaster every day never knowing where it’s going to take us.

09/07/2025

09/07/2025

✨ After they are gone, life may look the same on the outside, but your heart knows everything has changed. Be gentle with yourself—healing isn’t about rushing forward, it’s about learning to carry love in a new way.

🕯️If for some reason you don't have a memorial site for your lost loved ones, make one to honor their memory and express your love.
🔗 https://www.forevermissed.com/memorials

09/07/2025

It’s easy to feel defeated when experiencing deep, inconsolable grief. Remind yourself often you’re doing the best you can and that’s good enough.

09/07/2025

08/08/2025

I'm calling on each of you to make a profound impact by donating just one dollar to support my mission of helping others. Thank you - let's keep this page thriving and continue to spread kindness.

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08/08/2025

I gained 13,444 followers, created 12 posts and received 211 reactions in the past 90 days! Thank you all for your continued support. I could not have done it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

07/23/2025