On March 17, 2014, I began a whole new chapter in my life. My status had changed from being married to being a widow. I had enjoyed my lot in life to that point. I was happily married to the most wonderful man in the world to me for almost 40 years. On June 14 we would have been married 40 years. You just never can imagine the feeling of emptiness until it happens to you. He was my best half and my very best friend. We had always been fairly private people but somehow I felt doing a blog would help me since I always shared everything with my honey. We were inseparable which is another reason that this permanent separation in this life is so extremely hard. All that being said, I can say without a doubt that God has been my strength and comfort. He has now gotten me through 12 days. It has not been easy because I miss him so terribly much. There have been times, though, that I could just sense a peace that only God could give me. I thank God for giving me my husband for this amount of time and thankful for all the great times we had. God blessed our family with two wonderful children and then their wonderful spouses and now we have 11 precious grandchildren. Our family totalled 17 but now we have one missing who was so important to all of us. So thus my journey of widowhood begins.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We will journey together with you in this new phase of life. We will continue to pray for strength that only God can give you. You are truly an example of a Godly woman I so desire to be. We love you Mom and Nana!
ReplyDeleteDarlene, I truly look forward to your postings on your Face Book site. Now, I will follow as you travel down this road, using your blog to put your thoughts down, and most importantly using God daily for support. He is your strength and He will carry you in His loving arms when you are at your lowest. All He wants is for you to surrender to Him and admit your weakness. He is with you as you start this next chapter of your life, and He will take care of you. He is giving you courage to face each day and it is evident in your postings. You are truly an inspiration to all of us, Darlene, and we continue to lift you and your family up in prayer. Your friend forever. Irene
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world of blogging. Obviously, none of us would have chosen the life event that caused you to start a blog, but our God is good and He gives us strength for each new day. You inspire me with your strength and courage during this incredibly difficult time, Mom. I pray for you regularly that God will continue to bring you comfort. I miss Dad so much and if I miss him this much, I can't even imagine how big of a hole his homegoing has left in your heart! Looking forward to keeping up with your blog. I love you!
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