Dearest Travis, On your first Valentine’s Day in heaven- it will be 100 days from the last time I saw you. 100 days from when I last heard your voice. It feels as if it has been 100’s of months and years…. You are my greatest love, my one and only love. As our wedding…
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Forever is a very long time
Its been a while since I have written. The days have become a blur. Last week, my counselor described my actions as rather robotic: “You wake up, you go to work, you cook, you clean, you take care of your children, yet you are not truly present, you are like a robot”. I feel numb…
forever yours
I finished another book about grief. At times- I feel as if I am reading a book about myself and our family. All the books continue to tell me that not everyone grieves the same- it takes time to grieve- it is like a ocean full of waves, the waves will continue to hit you…
He’s NEVER coming back
As I was driving home today from meeting an attorney- it hit me. At the intersection of Demers and 34th, it hit me. He will never be coming home. He won’t see our children ever again. He won’t see the trees we decorated or the lights that Jacob and I hung on our house yesterday….
Firsts without our love
Happy Thanksgiving from The Voracheks! Every year our family hosts Thanksgiving for our families (the Vorachek’s and Kadlecs). Our home is overflowing with love and laughter. Grandpa’s, Grandma’s, Great Grandma Annie, Cousins, Aunts and Uncles will sit and talk for hours- laughing and sharing their stories. Yesterday- was our first Thanksgiving and first holiday without…
D-A-B-D-A
Back in the early 1990’s, I attended UND for nursing. I remember learning about the different stages of grief. My nursing classmates and I used the acronym- DABDA (Denial- Anger- Bargaining- Depression- Acceptance). Grief has many emotions and faces. I share with our children these different stages. A person can bounce between the stages- they…
I always wanted to spend my life with you, instead you spent your entire life with me.
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