I’ll be honest. After Stephen was killed I wasn’t sure I wanted to celebrate holidays ever again. I was in such a dark place. In May Stephen had gotten all of us Halloween costumes. We were going to have a Star Wars theme. I put Logan in his Yoda outfit. But I couldn’t bring myself
Author: thatwidowedmom
Rare Pic of the Boys Playing
One thing that is super hard is blending families. And when both parents are widowed it’s even more different. These kids have lost parents and have some complicated issues. In this house we deal with way more then “normal” kid issues. We have psych diagnosis that come with meds and therapy. We have to work
Thanks for Yesterday
Yesterday was our baby shower. And it was so much fun. Small. A few family members and couple best friends. And my mil (Stephens mom). For my family such small events are not normal at all. But it was still very nice. I am so thankful for those that came fo celebrate this new baby
Baby Shower for Tony!
Today is the baby shower for Tony! Thanks in advance for those that can come. For those that can’t we understand. We hope we can see you online! ?TWM #lifeafterloss #longsterling #tonydsterling #thatwidowedmom
Love This Picture
Dear Stephen, You didn’t get to be a dad for very long. 8 months and 12 days to be exact. But man did you ever pour a lot of love into our son while you had the chance. You would get home from work and before even saying hi to me you would ask where
Jacob is 13!!!
My bonus son is officially a teen! He isn’t the biggest fan of me taking pics. So sorry this isn’t better. But we officially have a teenager in the house! ?TWM #thatwidowedmom #lifeafterloss #officialteen #yeetjacob
It Was a Day….
So today was a day. And it isn’t even evening yet. To start the day school was canceled. But not really. Instead of weather days like in the past now we have online days. Ok cool. Not. Jonathan went out of town and took his laptop that Jacob uses for school. Face to face school
Just be There
This is something that I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about. People often ask what to do when they know someone who is grieving. The reality is that sometimes you just have to let them just be there. As much as you may want to you can’t fix someone’s grief. I know when I
A Really Good Day
We had a very fun day today. We had maternity pics this morning. Then the boys had fun playing in the water. We had a lunch and then everyone took a nap. Later Jacob got his birthday gifts that he didn’t get at the joint party yesterday (my mom, Jake and Monique joint party lastnight).
He was so small
Three years ago. Logan was so small. They fell asleep liken this that day. It was so cute. Logan had 8 months with his dad. And both of them loved sleeping all cuddled up together. I truly love this picture. It makes me smile. And I can’t believe how small my baby boy was. ?TWM