I Love How These Widows Can Blog About Love

February isn't all hearts, flowers and chocolates; for widows it can be a painful reminder of lost love and dashed dreams. But it can also be a time when God moves in and begins to transform those losses. Here is a collection of four thoughtful blogs by widows who've skillfully captured their experiences in how life changes and the surprises God has in store along the way.

1.  A widow with long years of caretaking for her husband, then raising their son alone, establishing a career and ministry, now suffers another loss. Read about how she deals with her anger at God, and letting go of her dream of a happy future. Join in the comments for her question: "Have you ever had to give up your ideas of how God should answer your prayers so that He could meet your longings in His even better way?" Click here to go to Cynthia Bezek's Let's Talk for The Lord Gives, Takes Away, and Gives Again.

2.  Thinking of remarriage? This young widow says, "Remarriage after the death of a spouse is a beautiful thing. It is redemption out of pain and devastation. Here's the part you don't always hear, though: it is also one of the most difficult things I have ever done." Click here to go to Whispers of Comfort for Emily's honest, bittersweet and grateful look at her remarriage and cross-country move as she writes On Life and Love.

3.  OK, I just had to read this one: How To Become A Better Lover by Michele Kearns at Joy Returns. She is right on target for how to choose the right direction in this healing process! This is a quick read that you'll want to spend a lot more time thinking about. Ask God how to bring it about in your own life.

4.  Were you knocked to your knees this month with a tidal wave of grief? You're not alone. Cassi Wortham did too, even after two and a half years. Read about her triggers and tears and what she did about them in It's Been 30 Months So Why Such A Tidal Wave of Grief. Click here for her blog, Live for More.

Please leave a comment if you can, that's a bloggers reward! And follow, subscribe or bookmark these blogs for more encouragement and help to come. God put us here for each other and it's pretty amazing to see His workings in our lives and yours. ♥ ferree

Blog Round Up For Widows "Weathering" A New Year

Brrr! Baby, it's cold outside! Even here, where "nothing could be finer than a day in Carolina..." the temps have dropped far below freezing and I'm happy to get my box of up-north longjohns and sweaters down from the top shelf in my closet.

But what's going on inside? Are hearts growing numb too? Is the new year overwhelming? Is the weather too close to another crisis?

Here are two blog posts from WCP friends that will help thaw the chill. At A Widow's Might, Linda talks about "small beginnings" in contrast to other's expectations. And at Christian Caregiving, Sharon talks about other taking courage from other storms besides the Artic fronts in her life.

So join me with a cup of hot chocolate, hot coffee, or soothing hot tea, as we visit with Linda and Sharon. I know they'd love to hear your comments too.

If you receive this in your email inbox and the links do not show up, please click the title to go to this blogpost for the links.  ♥ ferree

Blog Round-Up

Here are some July highlights from some of my favorite widows' blogs.
As always, if this post arrives in your email inbox, simply click on the title line to get to the website where you can click on the links.
I hope you'll enjoy visiting them and tell them I sent you☺

Cindy talks about the past 2 and 1/2 years and how
one word has made all the difference
Wednesday Word

What could this baby be thinking?
The twinkle in his eye will get you ready
 for Renee's post about
Belly Laugh 

A school bus driver enjoys her summer break and
shares her outstanding photography
at Ruth's Photo Blog

10 Loving and Lasting
Things for husbands to do

http://millard6.blogspot.com/2013/06/10-loving-and-lasting-things-every.html

All these, and more, may be found in the blog list in the right-side column! What a great way to find new friends who 'get it' when it comes to widowhood. Be sure to comment on their blogs, OK? You'll make their day!

♥ ferree