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Being 50

January 23, 2014 by Sharon

I turned 50 yesterday.  I am now the same age the R was when he died.  It was a strange feeling.  I figured out the date that would be the same number of days that R lived into his 50th year.  R lived 119 days into his 51st year.  So for me 119 days after […]

How Far Do I Go Into the Abyss?

December 4, 2013 by Sharon

Tomorrow would have  been R’s 52 birthday.  I don’t even really remember feeling anything last year.  My friends and sister took me out to dinner and we talked about him, but I was still in such a state of numbness that I don’t remember feeling anything.  I have read in so many blogs where women’s […]

Godwinks

November 11, 2013 by Sharon

I highly recommend reading the book, When GOD Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life.  I friend gave it to me when I started telling my friends all the weird “coincidences” that were happening after R passed away.  I will write about them as I remember them, but I was reminded of one […]

Grief and PMS

November 9, 2013 by Sharon

I am going to touch on a topic that I haven’t ever heard any widow write about.  I’m only 18 months into my journey so maybe it has been discussed at some point, but I’ve never heard anyone broach the subject in any blog I have ever read. PMS-  It is bad enough when a […]

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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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