BrokenHeart2

Beautiful Leadfeather. Thank you for this!

For my DH and I it was always Boxing Day. Whether it was our turn with my 2 stepkids at Christmas they always went with their Mom to a family party. DH and I had our day to do our thing. We would sleep in then have a nice big breakfast. If the lake was frozen enough we would skate on the rink he made or we would go icefishing. Then lazy day for the rest of the day. I miss that so much. Merry Christmas Wids!

Hi Candace I'm sorry to hear you are having such a struggle. Christmas sure is a trigger and it certainly is for me. I have a feeling I know why you came back..... because we get it. I call all the wids here my pillows, it's my soft place to fall. Hugs

So sorry for the loss of your wife and all the unanswered questions. May you find some answers eventually. Hugs

So sorry for the loss of your husband Carrie. Take it one day at a time. We glad you found us and the people here have been a tremendous help and support for me and I hope you find that it does for you too! Hugs

Please don't apologize! That's why we're here. Vent away! So sorry you're having a difficult time. Hugs

Dog for sure! Wid Saturday night TV, movie or TV series?

Cold rainy dark night here. Getting a tub and pj's on to hunker down and watch some chick flicks. I hope all our American wids had a good Thanksgiving day and get a restful weekend. Hugs to all of you.

My path is getting a bit crooked too! lol Thanks Euf!

Great thread JG. I am thankful for this board and all of you here! Hugs

Thank you for sharing this Lewis! Beautiful! Hugs

Thank you Euf for posting your friends poem. For me, broken is a prefect way to describe it even now at 4.5 yrs. I wish I could have sent this post to family and friends earlier out. If I did now they would jump all over me because I have so many DGIs in my life. This poem made me feel the same as you. I too got a lot out of CS Lewis' book as well. Great post Euf! Hugs

I too can relate to what you are both saying. I still feel like that sometimes. Hugs

During my recent trip to Ireland I got to hear Christy Moore. This song really resonated with me. "Ride On"

Thank you JG for hosting your bago! After more than 4 yrs I finally made it to my first bago! Meeting all of you was great! I had a lovely time and JG is an amazing hostess!!

JG, I want to come to your bago!!

Wow MK that song "Every little thing" sure nails it.

MK they don't get it if they haven't been through this. I get it. It was huge to me when I became older than DH a couple of yrs ago. It just was surreal to me. Hugs.

Good to hear from you MT. Hugs

Good luck Redcat and congratulations!! Hugs

I like both but gotta love being at a cottage! On the bed: Blankets or Down Duvet?

I'm so so sorry RemysWife. Gentle hugs to you.

Potatoes chips!! With dip of course Still rainy and cold here Maple syrup or honey?

Time to revive this one I like antiques. A windy cold rainy day or a snowstorm?

I do agree with you oneoftwo, I certainly hope you don't mean you're leaving the board! Thanks Maureen for putting your vulnerability out here! I too am reluctant to show my vulnerable side but for me I think it's because since I lost DH, whenever I've tried, I've been either shut down or told I'm not doing it right by people that really have no idea what they are talking about. It's not like I'm doing anything crazy or going wacko either. I am very reluctant to talk about my concerns, decisions or feeling even with my own siblings (I have 5...yeah, Catholic family LOL) because they still do it so I don't go there with them anymore. I have to admit I have one brother that doesn't do that too much. He's a lot like my Dad was (died 29 yrs ago ) and for that I am so thankful! My Mom just turned 85 and is bedridden in a nursing home. She was my rock in my "earlier" grief but sadly now she is not doing well and I don't think she will be with us much longer. I did post a while back about this board being so quiet and what you all think could be why this is so. I remember almost 4.5 yrs ago on ywbb (wow, has it been that long) if I missed a couple of hours there would be tons of posts to read and share my thoughts and input. Not sure why this is not happening here. I don't know how I would have gotten through those excruciating days without all of you, my pillows as I like to call you because you were all my soft place to fall when everything else seems so cold like stone.