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Moving Forward

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When I first met Matthew, it was like love at first site....
Today is 12 years he's been gone. 12 years of fighting to...
I met Robby Frantz when I was a hostess at IHOP. I started receiving little notes giving me clues as...
As I turn 40 today I am at a point in my life that I am reflecting on the last big birthday 10 years ago. 10 years ago I was...
Hello! This is a poem I wrote about being a military widow...
I bought a journal specifically to be used as my “grief journal” after Jeremy passed. On the cover it reads...
How many times have you heard someone say, “People don’t change”? I can speak for myself and I imagine many others out there; that change/ transformation is inevitable. I know that to my core, I am the same genetic makeup for the part 4 decades. However, our experiences, stories and...
Over the last few years, I cannot tell you how many people...
Waking up realizing it’s all still real and you’re still gone I’m here all alone Waking up it hits me again the world ticks by when I just want it...
Its been two years and five months since my husband was killed.  A few days ago would have been our four year anniversary, and in just a few days he would have been 26. Our life together was ended after only being married a year and a half, and he...
It has been three years now….. I often look back and I can still see it all so clearly. I...
I read about your project in People this week and only wished...
My belated husband, SSG Shannon Weaver, was killed by an IED on...
My story is a long and complicated one. I have gone back...
I think remarriage is a kind of taboo subject for military widows. ...
So You Met Someone And Now You Feel Guilty, Too - 1 Tip To Guide You Burying a husband, a lover, a soul mate, sucks. Being a widow is a...
Ready to date? Now there is a funny concept! You may be...
What I Learned About Internet Dating After The Death Of My Husband...
Doing anything from eating out to traveling solo can be a frightening experience for many of us. Even the things we were able to do on our own before, take...
I cannot think of any better example of this new chapter of...
Lately, I’ve felt as if I’ve been on cruise control. It was turned on, set, and smooth sailing from that point on. Now while many would say how fantastic that...