Navigating the school year as a widow: Help for widows with school-aged children
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Lisa Woolery
Aug 153 min
Do you have a death anniversary coming up?
When was the last time you faced an anniversary? Last month? Last year? No matter what anniversary passes we feel so many things....
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Lisa Woolery
Mar 183 min
On Only Parenting
I had a moment. No, that is a lie, I had two weeks of moments earlier this month. I have a child who is very difficult to raise. I am...
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Lisa Woolery
Mar 12 min
Plan Your March Madness
Here we are in March. I love March because I used to be Irish. I know that sounds weird but when I took a home DNA test, I found out that...
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Lisa Woolery
Feb 234 min
Filling Yourself with Different Love
Well, Valentine’s Day is over. Did you survive? Of course, you did, or you wouldn’t be reading this. I hope you smiled. But even if you...
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Lisa Woolery
Feb 52 min
Plan the hard February days.
Hi Friend, Don't forget to plan for the hard days in February! I feel the biggest success in dealing with the hard times is to plan....
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Lisa Woolery
Jan 123 min
Don’t Just Survive, Thrive
It is 2024. Here you are, and you may be wondering where your person went. Do you ever wonder how you got here? Do you feel hopeless...
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Lisa Woolery
Jan 52 min
Happy New Year?
For you, it might be your first. For me, it will be my fifth time starting my trip around the sun without my love at my side. Are you...
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Lisa Woolery
Dec 5, 20233 min
Let's Simplify Christmas
Dear Friends, How is the holiday season for you so far? We just got done with Thanksgiving and now here we are right in the thick of...
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Lisa Woolery
Nov 15, 20232 min
Gratefulness? Really? What Is The Relationship Between Grief and Gratefulness
Have you made your Thanksgiving Plans yet? If you haven’t you might want to check out my last newsletter where I suggested it might be a...
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Lisa Woolery
Oct 26, 20233 min
Is It Time for A Thanksgiving Backup Plan?
What do widows miss most about Thanksgiving? Normalacy. The way it used to be. Companionship. Dear Friends, As we approach Thanksgiving,...
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Lisa Woolery
Oct 6, 20231 min
Listen to a podcast interview I did called: The Widow and the Orphans
Halfway There is a podcast hosted by Eric Nevins. He interviews Christians and talks to them about their faith journeys. The podcast is...
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Lisa Woolery
Sep 15, 20233 min
I can stand on my own.
I can stand on my own. I heard that a few days ago. I hate those words. They literally make my stomach ache, even four years after Eric...
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Lisa Woolery
Aug 11, 20232 min
Discovering My Widow's Manifest Destiny
Hi Widow Friends, I haven’t written in over a month. My summer was insane. I had two teenagers at home and spent my days driving. I am...
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Lisa Woolery
May 29, 20233 min
Secondary Losses
Hi Friends, How are you as we move from Spring to Summer? I recently made it through my wedding anniversary without crying. It was my...
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Lisa Woolery
May 14, 20232 min
Mother's Day can bowl you right over.
Dear Friends, Apologies that I didn’t email you sooner, my week got away from me. How are you leading up to Mother’s Day? If you are not...
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Lisa Woolery
May 12, 20238 min
I thought it was just going to be a day … but it turned out to be the day my husband died.
I’d like to think we started the day like any other. But I don’t remember. He was in Kansas, not California so that meant it would be a...
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Lisa Woolery
May 11, 20233 min
I was the princess, now I’m the queen
What’s the difference between the princess and the queen? Very simple, when you’re a princess you are only responsible for some of the...
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Lisa Woolery
May 10, 20234 min
A road trip with just one parent in the front seats
Autumn is here. The change is resplendent. The colors are vibrant. It’s like a reverberating energy, a leaf’s last chance at life before...
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Lisa Woolery
May 8, 20235 min
The widow’s grocery list
How my life has changed. I used to bustle about in Sprouts, shopping organic, eating whole foods only, snacking on charcuterie. I never...
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