Erica Roman Blog
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My name is Erica Roman. My life was forever changed on April 18, 2016 when my husband of 7 years and the love of my life died unexpectedly of an undetected heart condition, leaving me and our one year old daughter behind. A couple days after the funeral I discovered that I was pregnant with our son. As I process my own healing journey through writing, it is my heart to be able to encourage others.
Erica Roman Blog
8M ago
Today is the 8th anniversary of my late husband’s passing. I have been reflecting on the stages of my experience with grief: shock, pain, despair, anger, bitterness, healing, rebuilding, and redemption. I have come so far in my story, but I have not detached the room in my heart for Jon. I don’t visit it as often as I used to. The memories are collecting dust. Some have lost their shape altogether. I have started working on my book again, which requires me to revisit and relive those early experiences.
This process has led me on a quest to understand the nature o ..read more
Erica Roman Blog
5y ago
Two years ago today I wrote a feisty blog defending the right of Patton Oswalt and widowed folk everywhere to love again after loss. It blew up bigger than I could ever have imagined. 3.5 million views on my blog site alone, not including all of the other platforms that picked it up. I found my words trending and with that came a ton of support and also a lot of criticism.
Soon enough my 15 minutes of fame passed and life returned to its normal routine. While most of the criticism faded as soon as the internet found something new to buzz about, there was one thing that people would continu ..read more
Erica Roman Blog
6y ago
I know it’s been nearly a year since I have written on here and it just occurred to me that I should probably write a life update post since not all of my blog readers follow me on social media. (And I got married!)
I’ve continued to write lots of micro-blogs on my facebook and instagram accounts, but the bulk of my writing has been going towards my book and preparing messages to speak. I have just finished a message that is very relevant this Easter weekend so I decided to share a piece of it here on my blog.
Ps. If you are one of my many readers who do not share my faith, just forewarning ..read more