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How Your Adult Children Can Stop Relying on You Financially
Read below to discover the balance of supporting your children and your bank account. Giving a hand to your adult children might look as simple as covering their phone bill, though it may be as significant as contributing to a down payment on a house. As children transition into adulthood, many may be hard-pressed to…
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Looking back to move ahead.
Over the past few weeks, I have been re-reading my journals. At the suggestion of my grief counselor over two- and one-half years ago, I started to write a journal. I have many composition books that contain my feelings, thoughts, and emotions that chronicle the last three years of my journey in the world of…
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ROB
“I have been looking forward to our visit ever since you promised to come to see me at my wife’s funeral,” Rob began. “I would give about anything if someone would just show up at my house, uninvited, and offer to talk or do something for me. In my grief, I don’t always know what…
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Should I Date Again?
Once you have made the decision to date again as a widower, prepare yourself for the shock of entering a much different dating scene after an absence of many years. As mentioned in my previous blog, I only decided to date again after an emergency hernia operation and a subsequent desire to re-engage with life…
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Moving Forward: Hope Amid a Crisis
When the doctor said, “She will never regain consciousness,” it felt like a punch in the gut! I never expected to hear those words. That meant life would never be the same. That also meant I would never be the same. I dreaded the thought of how life would change, but I was unaware of how…
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Widower – Noun or Verb?
Please permit me to use a little literary license with the word Widower strict grammarians and all English teachers would call a noun. It’s a proper name and, as such, falls under the noun category. I, however, want to play with the word and change it into a verb. By making it an action word,…
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Perspective
Our journey after loss consists of many trials, revelations, and missteps throughout life’s evolution. Once the reality of our new life settles in, perspective becomes our great friend. Fifteen years after Dana died, I lost my high-powered grocery executive career, which led to eventual financial ruin. For so many years, my job was my identity.…
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Let’s Heal Now!
If you are going to survive this hell-on-earth experience and if you want to heal, you are going to have to grow as a father, brother, son, friend, and community member. If you retreat from the world to stew in your grief and anger, that is likely where you will remain. While this retreat is…
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Moving Forward: Cherish the Memories, Life is Short
Teach us to realize the brevity of life so that we may grow in wisdom. Psalm 90:12 NLT Good memories produce feelings of warmth and happiness, but those memories become painful when grieving the loss of a loved one. We long for the relationship to be restored, but it can never be. Sometimes the pain…
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We Need To Live Our Lives Unencumbered
I recently made a run to the nearby Goodwill store. My wife had collected items we just don’t need anymore, and it was time to pass them on to someone who perhaps could get better use out of the. Life is constantly moving forward, and along the journey we change, we grow, and there are…