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Widowed but Not Abandoned
Widowed June 24, 2014. Not for one second abandoned by God.
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Year Six
Where do I begin? Six years ago I woke up a wife and when I finally dropped into bed 23 hours later, it was as a widow. I was 28,...
Aimee Williams
Jun 24, 20202 min read
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Manifesting
At the beginning of widowhood, I stayed up too late each night because going to bed meant facing his absence head-on. Getting into our...
Aimee Williams
Sep 21, 20192 min read
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Rubber Bands on my Heart
I was driving my youngest, Aurora, to pre-k this morning when she said, “Mama, I know why there are traffic lights.” “You do?” I asked. ...
Aimee Williams
Aug 29, 20193 min read
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Sacrificial Love
(Don and me- April 2019) In two months, I’m getting married for the second time. This means my household will be growing by two on...
Aimee Williams
Aug 6, 20196 min read
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Dads of Influence
(After the birth of my sister, 2/3/1992) More than any others, there are four precious fathers whose influence is most on my mind on this...
Aimee Williams
Jun 17, 20196 min read
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No Comfort
(PC: Joanna Samples, 4/2014) It boggles my mind that there is a negative judgment by some individuals surrounding widows who receive life...
Aimee Williams
Feb 26, 20193 min read
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Not Your Typical Kindergarten Blues
A couple weeks back my firstborn, Abbi, started kindergarten. Since she had the opportunity to attend pre-k, this does not mark first...
Aimee Williams
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Lies I Told Myself
A ridiculous lie was spoken in my mind tonight. "You’re not even a “real widow”, Aimee. You didn’t lose everything. You didn’t go into...
Aimee Williams
Aug 6, 20183 min read
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Stories of a Widow Seven Years Out
Today is a special guest post from a friend of mine, another young widow. She asked that I post without her name, but the following are...
Anonymous
Jul 23, 20182 min read
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Four Months
(Alstroemeria/my favorite. 3/2018) Today marks four months since a blind date with the wonderful man I now call boyfriend. It has flown...
Aimee Williams
Jul 2, 20184 min read
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Four Years
(Spring 2014/Photo credit Joanna Samples) Four years ago today I woke up a wife and when I finally dropped into a bed that wasn’t mine...
Aimee Williams
Jun 24, 20183 min read
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Father’s Day 2018
(Chris and my dad, Father's Day 2010) I wasn’t anticipating all the emotions I’m feeling right now. As I was putting the girls to bed my...
Aimee Williams
Jun 17, 20184 min read
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The Cookie Jar
When Chris and I bought a house in 2012, we started buying eclectic geeky housewares. He got me a pizza cutter shaped like the USS...
Aimee Williams
May 24, 20183 min read
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Nightmares
Early yesterday morning I woke from a terrible nightmare. In my sleeping mind I was coming upon a car wreck. I managed to wake myself...
Aimee Williams
Mar 30, 20183 min read
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Dating at the Bookstore
I enter the bookstore in my hometown and I’m here to buy birthday gifts. You wouldn’t think this simple task could flood me with so much...
Aimee Williams
Mar 11, 20183 min read
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Greeting Card Holiday
Valentine’s Day, 2004: I was seventeen and my boyfriend was eighteen. We’d been dating seven months and for the commercialized greeting...
Aimee Williams
Feb 14, 20183 min read
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I'm no Jackie O
Earlier today I was giving the car seat latch a piece of my mind; having a mini-meltdown because it would not install properly in the...
Aimee Williams
Jan 16, 20185 min read
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To You, Dear Widow
(Written December 2015) To you, dear widow: On the days when you hold your head high and manage a smile, I'm proud of you. ...
Aimee Williams
Dec 23, 20173 min read
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The Nightly Void
(Written December 19, 2015) It seems as though you die again every night after I put the kids to bed. I do not feel the shock I felt...
Aimee Williams
Dec 20, 20173 min read
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Marriage Lessons
We spent eleven years together, eleven years of love, eleven years with their ups and downs, eleven years figuring out life side by side....
Aimee Williams
Dec 19, 20174 min read
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