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  • I’m Melissa, but you probably figured that out already.

    August 1, 2019 by

    Welcome to the web’s millionth blog. I’m the world’s okay-est mom, I hate coffee, and I have a ton of kids that are kind of cute. Oh, I have no husband since he decided to permanently move upstairs. So that makes me a widow, too. Grab a glass of wine, and let’s travel this most… Read more

  • Welcome home

    September 8, 2020 by

    The sun shines bright and my heart beats strong. The clouds begin to part, and I inhale deeply. Beckon life. Welcome home. #findingbeautyinchaos #widowstrong #lookingintherearviewmirror#widow #widower #widowed #widowedmom #grief #widowlife #widowedyoung #youngwidow #griefsucks #write #writer #womenwhowrite #writersofinstagram #words #widowhood #widowedandyoung #lifeafterloss #heartbreak #lifeafterlove #movingforward #bereavement #loss #soloparenting #griefsupport #grieving #widowsofinstagram #hopeforthefuture

  • Oh…and I’m a widow…

    August 4, 2020 by

    When I’d introduce myself to friends, the first thing I’d think to share about myself, after my name, was my marital status. Like everyone needed to know that I was widowed.  But it was me.  For a time, it was my entire identity.  Until recently. Sometime in the first year after his passing I bought… Read more

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