This year I’ve been gifting the kids experiences for their birthdays instead of traditional presents. Friday, my youngest cashed in on his gift and I took him to his first ever NFL game. We spent our Black Friday tailgating and watching the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Las Vegas Raiders instead of shopping. Tony […] The post Chiefs Love appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

I had a nice Thanksgiving. Two Thanksgivings, actually. On that day, the weather was bad (rain, sleet, bit of snow), so we pushed our family holiday out by one day so my parents wouldnt have to travel the 2 hours from Cape Cod to come here. Instead, I had an invite to hang with my […] The post Life Cycles appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

How did everyone do with the Thanksgiving Holiday? I know Soaring Spirits is an organization with an international membership, so for some of you, it really was just “another day”.  For many in the US, however, Thanksgiving is a day filled with the expectation of being surrounded by family, food and friends. I have had […] The post The Art of Thanksgrieving appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

Another Thanksgiving down and this one was an oddball one. My mom is still slowing getting her mobility back, so she opted out. Mario’s dad had a cold, so he opted out. My dad passed away over the summer, so this marks the first year of his absence, I still cooked and a friend of […] The post Time Marches On appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

Happy Sunday everyone. Today, in a few hours, our Soaring Spirits Regional Group here in central Massachusetts, will be having our annual Friends-giving gathering. In the past, we have gone to a local restaurant and did a thanksgiving style meal, and it was wonderful. But this year, we are doing it differently, and Im really […] The post Friends-giving Feast appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

I Forgot You Left It was last Saturday night I was struggling with a writing goal a story that felt slightly out of reach   Called a friend Drum she said   I drummed for a time felt sleepy and went to bed at 6pm   Awoke at 9:30pm but fell asleep again Awoke at […] The post Once Again appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

Last night was really tough. The twins and I were in our after-school routine, as we were most weekdays. I started the bath as usual and put one twin in after the next. As I began to wash Charlotte’s hair, Wyatt said to me, “I really really really want Daddy, Mommy. He’s taking foreverrrrrr to […] The post Daddy is Dead. appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

It’s Thanksgiving week in the US, and we are bombarded with messaging telling us how to feel. Well wishes telling us to be thankful, or to gather and enjoy each other. The first year, I was annoyed and angry. I wanted to scream when faced with messages of gratefulness. Do not tell me to be […] The post Thanksgiving Sentiments appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

Happy Birthday Jackson! Yesterday, Jackson, our local hound-lab mix rescue, turned the Big One according to his adoption records. He was one of a litter of nine brought to the shelter as they struggled to live, slowly nursed back to health. I met Jackson and his littemates when they were already 3 months-old while touring […] The post A Place in The Sun appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more

More than once in the past week I’ve said to myself, Mario would totally laugh if he would see FOUR cats in the house. I remember when we adopted Hathor and Juno (we gave them those names, their shelter names were not fitting at all) and Mario said something along the lines of, our limit […] The post Sometimes you choose them and sometimes they choose you. appeared first on Widow's Voice ..read more