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25) WRAPPING UP A YEAR OF FIRSTS
It’s 4:36am on December 6th.... a date I’ve anxiously anticipated and silently dreaded for the last 365 days. When Mike died, I honestly...
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24) GIVING THANKS
It’s Thanksgiving... my first one without Mike. I’m wrapping up all the “firsts” within the next few days, but I woke up this morning...
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23) RAIN AND RAINBOWS
"When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen." Isaiah 60:22 Day 285 - Sept 12th at 4:39pm Michelle from One Fit Widow...
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22) SENTENCING
For the first time in my life, I ate a piece of birthday cake in celebration of a life that isn't really here, I ran my first 5k, and I...
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21) THE START OF SOMETHING NEW
Today is my first day with students.... I think back to when I was a little girl and all I wanted to be was a teacher. Day 237 - July...
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20) PACKING UP MEMORIES
I'd rather be on an interstate where I can see what's coming, but the scenery is definitely better in the mountains. So I just continue...
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19) FATHER'S DAY WITHOUT A FATHER
Since Father's Day, I've struggled with pulling myself back up out of the grief funk. We had a wonderful vacation with my family and our...
