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In My Heart, Forever Jan 24, 2010 Where to start. I never thought id be posting the story of meeting my husband here. It has been a heartbreaking two weeks. On August 7th 2007 i met David online. I went to his house to watch a movie but… Read Story »
I Am Not Defeated Dec 29, 2009 During the minutes where I can’t seem to grasp what has happened or where to go from here, I am constantly hearing the phrases, “you are crushed, but not destroyed”….”You are NOT defeated”. … Read Story »
Widowed Fiancee Nov 19, 2009 My status as a “widowed fiancée” has been a great source of pain for me these last 4 years. Quite often I find myself angry at God for allowing me to have this added grief, this added loss… Read Story »
A Widow’s Walk Nov 19, 2009 The events of September 20, 2008 will forever be etched in my memory, or at least I think so at the moment. However, as these days I seem to be “slower” and just generally more forgetful than… Read Story »
A Military Widows Journey Nov 19, 2009 I wanted to tell this story for several reasons. 1) I still remember every detail and I don’t ever want to forget it. 2) People ask me “How are you doing?” But do they really want to… Read Story »
Memoirs of…. Nov 19, 2009 As the day of my husband’s death creeps up on me, I can’t help but to remember all the good times we had together. The bad times we had don’t even matter anymore. I remember that day all too well,… Read Story »
Love From the Airport Nov 19, 2009 I met my husband through my sister, who was about to be married. I married my sister's husband's brother, my brother in law. It started off with one simple phone call to introduce myself as a new member… Read Story »
I’m Forever Yours, Faithfully Nov 19, 2009 I entitled our story that because that is the song we had chosen for our first dance, "Faithfully" by Journey. It's a funny summary of how we had been back and forth long distance for so long and it isn't… Read Story »
The Last Goodbye Nov 19, 2009 It was the morning of December 26, 2006; I was asleep peacefully when suddenly I heard a knock at the door. Not thinking anything of it I rolled over and assumed my mother would answer the door. A couple… Read Story »
Premonition Nov 19, 2009 Life can change in the blink of an eye. I learned this at a very early age, 20 to be exact. Michael and I were high school sweethearts, together for five years. When we graduated high school in 1988, he… Read Story »