All the Things Joni

October 19, 2017

As a widow and a single Mom to two teenagers, I try my best to keep a positive outlook and show only the fighter in me to the rest of the world. By that I mean the encouraging posts, positive quotes, the articles that inspire me and help me to look on the bright side, […]

September 27, 2017

Glimpse of Grief

Silence. It can be deafening. Sometimes it’s a choice. Have you ever been so consumed with your thoughts that you can’t think straight? Have you ever been weighed down so badly by the weight of hurt and grief that it’s difficult to pick yourself up? Have you ever been surrounded by people yet had the […]

July 25, 2017

TIME

I wrote that 5 years ago. Although much has changed; so much of that is still the same. It’s crazy to look back and see how far I’ve come. “They” say time heals all wounds. Does it really?? Most people don’t understand that no matter how much time goes by, you don’t stop loving someone […]

July 10, 2017

Grief n’ Stuff

When you think of the word grief, I think it’s safe to say that you automatically think of the death of a loved one. The process one goes through as they deal with that loss. Although that is accurate, I truly believe that grief is so much more than that. In a divorce situation, you […]

July 7, 2017

LETTING GO

So, I have always hated hearing a couple of phrases. 1) It’s time to move on. 2) It’s time to let go. They are like nails down a chalkboard and they hurt my heart. If you have never lost someone close to you, you couldn’t imagine how hurtful those words can be. And the mere […]

July 4, 2017

FEARS that lead us to HIDE who we are

In a class I took awhile back I read about the fears that lead us to believe things that are not true. Some of these fears are: The fear of failure The fear of rejection The fear of condemnation We feel like we have to paint a picture for others that we have everything under […]

June 24, 2017

SCARS

There is a quote that I love that always makes me think. I have a big ugly scar on my leg. That’s what I think when I look at it. Ugly. In the past I have been really self conscious about it. Most summers I wore long pants to cover it. I hated when I […]

June 19, 2017

LIFE

We were clueless. We couldn’t have known. We got in a car together just as we had several times a day for 14+ years. We cranked up the music. We pulled out of the driveway. For the last time. Five years ago today my kids and I lost the single most important person in our […]