My Nonprofit Reviews

5 years ago I watched as my step daughter in law lost the love of her life to cancer. Even though I wanted to reach out and hug her and tell her how much I loved her, I knew that nothing I could say would take away her hurt or that of her son. Over the past 5 years I have watch her change jobs, move to a different town and all the while raise her son and continue to live life with out the love of her life. So many times I have wondered how in the world has she does this? She writes a weekly blog and through her blog I have seen how. She has had her bad days, days she didn't want to get out of bed, days you hated the world, hated life in general, but through all of this she has managed to share this with other widows by her blog and Camp Widow. I have refered several of my widowed friends and even my own mother to camp widow. Camp Widow does make a difference and give support to those that have lost the love of their life, and I have seen and read where many of them have found happiness again and with the hope of helping others to realize that it is ok to love again and find happiness and to know they don't have to live the rest of their life alone because the love of their life is no longer with them. I find strength by reading each blog each day. Some days I cry and say oh I don't know if I could do what they are doing, I don't know if I could move on. I know through watching my mom and my step daugher in law that it isn't easy, and there are times you hate the world, God, life and anyone that you see that is happy. When some says move and move forward, they doesn't know what they are talking about, and they never will until they have lived in these shoes. I could not move on and put it behind me it would always be a part of who I am, and I see that and read that in each blog I read. They don't want to forget or let go they want to live with it and embrase those memories and find a fullfillment once again in their life. So I admire what these men and women share each and everyday with everyone. How they hurt, cry, hate, remember, love, smile, scream, kick, and embrase life as they walk each day knowing their loved one is not coming back. Soaring Spirits is amazing and they do make a difference just read the blogs and the comments. They have helped so many people, even me deal with family issues, death of my dad, and my step son. It has given me strength when I didn't realize I needed it. It has helped me to look at life in a different way, to apprecaite the little things, and be more accepting of even those that have crossed my path they I didn't get a good feeling from.

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