The Surreal Experience of Time and Loss
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by Kathie Neff
2d ago
“Today, March 26, 2024, the moon is 16 days old and is entering the waning gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 98% illuminated.” — Space.com Full moon on Rosewood. August 2023, Riverside, CA This morning I stepped out the back door and came face to face with the moon. It was around 5:30 a.m. The moon appeared full-ish tho’ my awareness was fuzzy. Is she waxing or waning? She is waning, having shown her full moon attire this past Saturday when I was in a full flurry of indoor activity that evening. I was not prepared for her monthly entrance, having been otherwise engaged. This is me. Time ..read more
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Dear Hubby
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by Diana Mosson
2d ago
St. Patrick’s Day 2024 marked two years since Erik took his last breath. This year seemed to be more challenging in different ways than I remembered year one being. It seemed to hit harder and more vivid. I was so much more aware of the situation and my feelings and everything that has happened since and everything that will happen without him. As March started this year I felt like I was living back in 2022, yet my body was in 2024. In the two weeks leading up to the 17th, I started writing my thoughts down and I realized these thoughts were my conversations with Erik in the only way that wa ..read more
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200 Miles Solo
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by Emily Vielhauer
3d ago
This weekend felt like a solo parenting marathon. The younger boys were both in a soccer tournament with three games each. Additionally, the youngest was also in a baseball tournament with four games. Feels like one of those grade school math word problems! The answer is, the boys had 10 sports games total. Photo by Connor Coyne on Unsplash Strangely, only two of the games conflicted forcing a choice of which to attend for the kids. I was not as lucky. With some of their games overlapping, I had to ask for help in getting them to and/or from games. Additionally, I had to decide which games I w ..read more
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The After
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by Kelley Lynn
5d ago
The aftermath of loss can be filled with many things. Exhaustion, pain, tears, hope, hopelessness, guilt, new friends, new perspective, more exhaustion, confusion, identity crisis, and so much more. The aftermath of coming home after a Camp Widow weekend experience can be filled with some of those same things. Going to Tampa and giving my presentation, and also being the Keynote Address Speaker, was an incredible experience. I was able to reconnect with so many friends Ive had in the widowed community, some I hadnt seen in years. I was able to meet new friends, and maybe help to validate their ..read more
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The “He(a)ling” Power of The Paw
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by Lisa Begin-Kruysman
6d ago
My mom passed just a little over a month ago and I’m feeling that loss more strongly these days. It seems to compound the other losses experienced by myself and my family over the past two and a half years. I especially feel it in the early evening when she’d always call me like clockwork. No matter where I was, or what I was doing, I took that call understanding that one night it would be the last. She always wanted to know how I was feeling and what I was up to. I miss those calls. The last one happened on the day after I’d moved down to Florida to launch a new chapter, a fresh start. The n ..read more
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Another Trip Around The Sun
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by Sherry Holub
6d ago
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately. I go through phases like this where I turn inward and time travel through my past. Sometimes I’ll be able to almost relive moments in time in my mind. I can remember the smallest of details from days even when I was a small child. I’m not sure why certain things are able to be remembered like that. Especially when they seemed so small or just normal, everyday life. Then it kind of hit me that all those moments–all of the normal, everyday life things–are those things we all take for granted the most. We’re “busy” living our lives, after all. What I would do t ..read more
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Re-post (Again)
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by Gary Ravitz
1w ago
Last year around this same time I first reprinted the post below (with commentary). It seemed the right time and I can assure you that it was heartfelt. Not much has changed. Lola and I are back on the road this week. The one thing I would add is that this year marks Lee’s milestone 70th. Let’s celebrate! GR   ************************************************************************************************************ I am on the road all week. In my absence I have decided to reprint my initial contribution to this blog with a few edits. It concerns a tough time in my life. Most important ..read more
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The Art of Camp Widow
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by Kathie Neff
1w ago
Image by Marc Newberry via unsplash.com I choose art media like I choose sandwiches. I go with my favorite. The sure thing. What I love the most — Collage. Creating through collage requires bringing many things together into a whole. Like community, it feels like “Here comes everybody!” or, better, “Here come all the things.” This was Camp Widow Tampa, 2024. As mentioned by Michele in the final talk of the weekend, there is so much to say that my mouth and mind feel full of its amazingness, but no clear thoughts come to mind. I’ll attempt here to recreate it here. The backdrop of the experienc ..read more
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Managing the Storm
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by Diana Mosson
1w ago
Photo by Jorik Kleen on Unsplash A repost! Ever since Erik’s passing I’ve had a hard time finding something just for myself. Something that would take my mind off grieving just for a little bit, but also something I could look forward to that wasn’t just obligations of daily life. Around the 6 month mark, people started telling me, “You need to start doing stuff for yourself.” While that’s easy to say, it was very difficult to do mostly as a solo parent to twins. I did find traveling helped with my grief while also making me feel close to Erik. But that wasn’t something that I could do dail ..read more
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When it Rains it Pours
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by Emily Vielhauer
1w ago
What a week! Sometimes, life just piles it on, doesn’t it? Last week, was spring break so the kids were home all week. I didn’t take any time off work, so we did our best to balance it all. They ran a little feral through the neighborhood with their friends. I had to replenish the snack supply at least twice. And they definitely played more video games than necessary. However, I think they had a good week, and I was still able to get some work done in the midst of it all. Wednesday, I woke up with a terrible cough/cold complete with body aches. I slept on and off all day. Being sick is one of ..read more
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