Waking Up Jun 15, 2011 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 to end And then I get up and I realize I’ll be… Read Story »

It’s ok to be Happy! Jun 08, 2011 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… Read Story »

Through the heart ache and the tears this is my story…of love and loss and new beginnings… May 30, 2011 It has been three years now….. I often look back and I can still see it all so clearly. I married my best friend. We had been through so much together. Never did I think when we got married the words… Read Story »

My 17 Year Journey Jan 19, 2011 I read about your project in People this week and only wished I had something like this 17 years ago when my husband Sgt. James Casey Joyce was killed in Mogadishu, Somalia, in the story of Black Hawk… Read Story »

A New Light Sep 29, 2010 My belated husband, SSG Shannon Weaver, was killed by an IED on May 21, 2007.  Things were amazing between the two of us.  Sure we had our ups and downs, just like any other relationship, we… Read Story »

Taken Away Twice Apr 29, 2010 My story is a long and complicated one. I have gone back and forth for some time over whether or not to post it here, but I thought I can’t be the only one in this situation, so I decided why not?… Read Story »

On getting Remarried Feb 12, 2010 I think remarriage is a kind of taboo subject for military widows.  We define ourselves as keepers of our soldier’s legacy, and marrying again would diminish that somehow.  Or maybe we worry… Read Story »

The Ocean Nov 19, 2009 I cannot think of any better example of this new chapter of mine then that of an ocean. Waves are a constant but there are days when all is calm, and then there are the days where they crash on the sand… Read Story »

Cruise Control Nov 19, 2009 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 may be after sailing roughly through… Read Story »