A Widow S Journey

Have you recently lost your husband? Are there days when you feel so terribly alone—and that no one else could possibly understand? Author Gayle Roper understands. As a recent widow herself, Gayle writes: So who am I now that there's only one place at the table...one pillow with a head dent, one damp towel after a shower. There's only one toothbrush in the holder. The seat is never left up anymore. I can still write Mrs. in front of my name, but I'm no longer in a marriage relationship. You need two people for a marriage and there's only me. Is there only you? Then join Gayle as she draws on her emotions during the loss of her beloved husband, Chuck, and offers you a compassionate devotional to encourage you through your darkest days. Gayle knows a widow's pain is deep. But she also knows God's love is deeper still. And it's in His love you'll find your deepest comfort.

Grief is an eerie extension of one who has experienced the loneliness and discomfort when losing someone so dear. No matter how one prepares, the depth of the love indicates the length of time one grieves and in most cases how one grieves. This book shares how the author experienced the stages of grief generally and specifically within widowhood. It is sure to trigger tears, but prayerfully it will begin to repair broken hearts and aid those who have a desire to live again with purpose from a calm and peaceful place at a steady and healthy pace.

"I feel that a woman who has become a widow can have a life." THE INTERESTS OF EVERY READER, male or female, who has lost a dear one are explored when Zelin delves into universal themes of life, love, and death, and touches hearts of all ages. Through memories, letters and reflections, 78-year-old Zelin speaks of the dilemmas of healing and learning to live after her husband's death. Mourning and grief, loneliness, humor and healing ("Sometimes I think that in every tragedy there exists bizarre comedy.") are related with courage and honesty-and hope. She comes to understand widowhood as a woman's issue that warrants awareness and understanding in our culture. Zelin speaks for the forgotten women-widows of all ages.

Have you recently lost your husband? Are there days when you feel so terribly alone—and that no one else could possibly understand? Author Gayle Roper understands. As a recent widow herself, Gayle writes: So who am I now that there's only one place at the table...one pillow with a head dent, one damp towel after a shower. There's only one toothbrush in the holder. The seat is never left up anymore. I can still write Mrs. in front of my name, but I'm no longer in a marriage relationship. You need two people for a marriage and there's only me. Is there only you? Then join Gayle as she draws on her emotions during the loss of her beloved husband, Chuck, and offers you a compassionate devotional to encourage you through your darkest days. Gayle knows a widow's pain is deep. But she also knows God's love is deeper still. And it's in His love you'll find your deepest comfort.

Marriage is a covenant and a long-term commitment made between two people and God. Many people really don't consider "till death do we part" as a true reality when they recite their wedding vows. We never thought about that inevitable reality that one of us would be a widow or a widower. Our "till death do us part" came much sooner than we expected. Marriage is not for the faint of heart. God must be in the center if you want your union to be richly blessed and sustained. True love is unwavering. Throughout our marriage, God revealed it required a mutual mindset of patience, prayer, love, and commitment to maintain a healthy godly marriage. Our marriage was designed to mirror the relationship of Jesus Christ and his church. The author, Sandra Washington, shares openly about the beauty and even trials of their thirty-three-year marriage before her beloved husband, Wayne, passed away unexpectedly at the age of fifty-six. The widowhood journey is not an easy path. But most importantly, readers will know how God uses trials and tribulations to make each of us draw closer to Him. God is true to His promises. There is beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, and a lot of praise in this widow's journey. Our Story: A Widow's Journey is a story of love, hope, and faith.

The Widow's Journey is a revealing account of a widow's desperate struggle with profound grief, and her discovery of effective ways to conquer sorrow and embrace new meaning in her life.

“I don’t want a future, Lord. I want my past. But ahead lie Your plans. Ahead lies life.” Life after a husband’s death is full of grief, uncertainty, and loneliness. Who can possibly understand the heavy ache of this new life that must be lived alone? Only someone who has lived this experience too. In Prayers for a Widow’s Journey, a collection of more than 100 reflective prayers, author Gayle Roper talks to the Lord about what it feels like to be caught in the unsought solitude of widowhood. Each prayer is accompanied by a verse from Scripture that grounds the prayer not in self-pity, but in an awareness of the boundless care of the God of all comfort. Rather than explaining grief away, Gayle acknowledges the pain and invites you to trust God even in these darkest of days.

This is a story of a Widow's journey from grief to life happiness. Lori, a wife, mother, career woman, politician, and independent thinker, found herself one day without her husband of 36 years, he was the love of her life. A transformation took place over the next 4 years, significant enough that her depression diminished and she was able to get off all medications that had been prescribed for many years. It wasn't easy. The children she loved could not accept the changed mother. Even as full grown adults, they were also grieving. Happiness comes in various forms...but ultimately, she found that she was happiest when she purposely moved her intentions into pure positiveness, doing the things she knew that felt right. She became healthier, happier, and significantly drawn into her resolve that if you take care of yourself first, then everything else is better. Find the joy and fun of being, and dont look back. Lori writes in her own words with frankness and honesty of her soul-searching journey through widowhood. When practicing the art of "letting go" her life dramatically changed towards different path - one of spirituality, mystical belief, freedom, and acknowledging that her path unfolded the way it's supposed to go, and nothing is ever wrong. This is a book for those who lost the love of their life. Many would find her feistiness uplifting and healing. This book is a thoughtful gift for anyone struggling with new widowhood, or in the need of finding a mid-life process for reimagining their own possibilities. Enjoy her view of widowhood from her transformation towards her journey of love. Enjoy her view of widowhood from the physical changes towards her journey of love.