Believe…

December 21, 2011

Welcome to everyone who popped over from the P31 Encouragement for Today. We’re glad you’re here! You know, the five of us who write for Widow’s Might are each walking our own unique journey, but we do have two things in common:  One, we all check the ‘box marked widow’ on our tax returns, and [...]

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Immanuel

December 12, 2011

By Julie Reed “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”)  Matthew 1:23 Next week I begin one of my favorite times of year at the preschool.  The chapel has been transformed into Bethlehem and the children will join me each day [...]

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The Night My Life Changed… Forever

December 5, 2011

For those of you visiting after reading my devotion, “When Christmas is Hard,” please CLICK HERE for a list of ways you can reach out to someone who is grieving. Hi Sweet Friends! Today I am extremely delighted to introduce you to a new member of our writing team! Leah Gillen is a precious woman [...]

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Christmas Confession

November 28, 2011

By Danita Hiles I have a confession to make.    I have a love/ hate relationship with this holiday season.  To be honest, sometimes when I hear carols singing out  ‘it’s the most wonderful time of the year…’, I want to scream!  The season of love and laughter and celebration only seems to underscore my family’s [...]

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Out of Order

November 21, 2011

By Kitty Hinkle The reality of my flaws is as true as the reality of the confidence the Lord gives me, and I like that. It keeps me pathetic enough to keep leaning on Him for more confidence. Sweet sisters, I’d like to talk about one of my deepest failures as a widow.  I guess [...]

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Lady in Waiting

November 14, 2011

By Julie Reed “I wait for the Lord, my soul awaits, and in his word I put my hope.  My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.  Blessed are those who wait for him.” (Psalm 130:5-6; Isaiah 30:18) I have co-workers and friends who are always asking me about different [...]

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Together on This Journey

November 7, 2011

By LeAnn Rice Friends, I think what I love the most about A Widow’s Might is that I don’t feel so alone on the journey. Of our little group of “sisters,” I have been widowed the longest. It has been over 14 years since Ron died. While at times I still struggle, at least I [...]

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No Answers to Why

November 1, 2011

By Danita Hiles Journal entry~ August 2005 Sometimes the feelings of sad are so overwhelming that I feel as though I am drowning. And the impossibility of this day-to-day reality Makes it even hard to breathe. Today it is a never ending frustration with things. things that break. things that cost money. things that can’t [...]

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The Here and Now

October 24, 2011

By Kitty Hinkle Until losing Tom, I never thought about how often loss shows up in so many art forms – movies, books, poetry, music. Now that I notice it, I often pick up clues on whether the artist knows first hand how loss really feels.  I know it by whether the work resonates with [...]

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Surfing My Feelings

October 17, 2011

By Julie Reed “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.  For I am the Lord, your God.” Isaiah 43:2-3 Have you ever started something and completely wished you hadn’t gone there?  Have you been sitting in a pile of [...]

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