Archive for the 'Marriage, Motherhood, & Widowhood' Category

Seventeen Years Ago

June 24th, 2008

Seventeen years ago at six in the morning my world as I knew it fell apart. Don the love of my life and the man for whom I waited for thirty-six years died of a heart attack. He was such a good man and it seemed so unfair to me that he [...]

Anniversary Number Thirty-Two

April 17th, 2008

I have often wondered if one still has an anniversary after the death of a spouse. It seems that it is still the anniversary of the day we married but not one that is celebrated. I am going to celebrate today by taking myself out for a late lunch or an early dinner. [...]

Thirty-one Years Ago Tonight

April 17th, 2007

Thirty-one years ago tonight I was standing with Don on the grand staircase of the Kansas City Museum and repeating my wedding vows. It is hard to believe that it has been that many years since we said “I do.” So many things have happened in that span of time. [...]