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Archives for December 2015

Merry Christmas- Really!!

December 23, 2015 by Sharon

I find myself in a weird place this Christmas.  My kids are grown and for the first time ever, I will not be spending Christmas Day with them.  M is in Chicago with her bf’s family.  C will be spending the day with his dad’s family.  I will be with my new life… my new […]

My Thanksgiving 2015

December 1, 2015 by Sharon

Thanksgiving was a mixed bag of emotions, but thank goodness is was filled with more positive emotions than negative.  Grief has a way of showing up at times that I don’t expect.  Those are the times that I hate the most.  So I guess I’ll start with that… Daughter M and I called R’s parents […]

After her husband’s sudden and unexpected death, Sharon McCuistian found herself a widow at the age of 48. With two grown children in college, Sharon had to find a way to live in her new reality. She turned to the things she loved to help in her grief: faith, family, and friends. Her love of words and writing became the cathartic venue by which she began to process her loss. It is through her grief journey that Now Choose Life was born. Read More

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