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Dec 6, 2025
When Grief Makes Your World Small: The Healing That Happens When You See Someone Else’s Story
Dec 6, 2025

Grief makes your world small, tight, and closed in. But something sacred happens when you step into someone else’s story. This raw, honest reflection invites widows into healing through empathy, witness, and the gentle ways God moves through our brokenness.

Dec 6, 2025
Widow Life: The Distance Found in the Holiday Mist of Cheer.
Dec 3, 2025
Widow Life: The Distance Found in the Holiday Mist of Cheer.
Dec 3, 2025

For the widow who feels flat, forgotten, or unsure where she belongs this Christmas. A tender, grief-informed reflection on why the holidays feel so heavy—and five gentle ways to move through the season with honesty and care.

Dec 3, 2025
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Nov 21, 2025
The Widow’s Holiday Cry — What She Wishes Everyone Understood
Nov 21, 2025

The Widow’s Holiday Cry — what she wishes everyone understood. A real, somatic, whole-body look at why Christmas hurts after loss and the truths that help widows survive the season.

Nov 21, 2025
Why It’s Hard to Be Friends with a Widow (and How to Stay Anyway)
Oct 15, 2025
Why It’s Hard to Be Friends with a Widow (and How to Stay Anyway)
Oct 15, 2025

Grief doesn’t just change us — it changes our friendships too. One day you’re sharing life with people who knew you “before,” and the next, you’re learning how to stay connected through loss. Here’s why it’s hard to be friends with a widow — and what love looks like when you stay.

Oct 15, 2025
What Not to Say to a Widow (and What to Say Instead)
Sep 18, 2025
What Not to Say to a Widow (and What to Say Instead)
Sep 18, 2025
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