Hi everyone,
I'm relatively new to using bulletin boards, but I was looking for one where I could share what I am feeling in a safe, Christian environment. Specifically, I will be looking to dialogue with others who like me are struggling to find out what it means to find meaning and purpose in life and to serve God in the wake of the loss of my life partner, my soulmate and my reason for being (under God of course) of 35+ years. Maria was my high school sweetheart, best friend and confidant, lover, mother of our 5 children, grandmother and 4+ grandchildren, and I miss her so much. My gift from God died on March 31, 2007 at the age of 50 from metastatic breast cancer.
Suffice it to say, when I am able to find time to visit this site, I will be spending it mainly in the LifeStages/Widow/Widowers forum. I can't promise how frequently I'll be there, but I can promise that I will be sharing a lot of grief issues and raising a lot of challenging questions. My first post there will likely be voluminous. I feel the need to share the story of my beautiful Maria, our life together and her heroic struggle against breast cancer.
From my limited visits, I see that the Widows/Widower's forum is sparsely attended. However, I know from even my brief 6 month stint in this grief 'club' that there are a lot of us out here in the the ethernet! Probably like me everyone is busy and/or hesitant to get involved with strangers. However, I am always amazed, but not surprised really, at how easily true Christians connect because of our common bond in our Lord Jesus Christ. We certainly will not agree on everything, but we will never the less be brothers and sisters in Christ. Please invite your widowed friends to look for me in the Widow/Widowers forum. I'll try to stop in on a regular basis. btw, I'm 52 yoa, but I consider myself to be a 'young' widower. Not that age and labels really matter. I have learned that the various grief responses are universal and transcend our ages, the lengths of time we were together with our soulmates and even how long it has been since this inevitable but terrible consequence of sin crashed into and messed up our lives.
But there I go already rambling on! Looking forward to meeting fellow widowed grievers.
A grieving brother in Christ,
--Bill http://www3.christianforums.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
I'm relatively new to using bulletin boards, but I was looking for one where I could share what I am feeling in a safe, Christian environment. Specifically, I will be looking to dialogue with others who like me are struggling to find out what it means to find meaning and purpose in life and to serve God in the wake of the loss of my life partner, my soulmate and my reason for being (under God of course) of 35+ years. Maria was my high school sweetheart, best friend and confidant, lover, mother of our 5 children, grandmother and 4+ grandchildren, and I miss her so much. My gift from God died on March 31, 2007 at the age of 50 from metastatic breast cancer.
Suffice it to say, when I am able to find time to visit this site, I will be spending it mainly in the LifeStages/Widow/Widowers forum. I can't promise how frequently I'll be there, but I can promise that I will be sharing a lot of grief issues and raising a lot of challenging questions. My first post there will likely be voluminous. I feel the need to share the story of my beautiful Maria, our life together and her heroic struggle against breast cancer.
From my limited visits, I see that the Widows/Widower's forum is sparsely attended. However, I know from even my brief 6 month stint in this grief 'club' that there are a lot of us out here in the the ethernet! Probably like me everyone is busy and/or hesitant to get involved with strangers. However, I am always amazed, but not surprised really, at how easily true Christians connect because of our common bond in our Lord Jesus Christ. We certainly will not agree on everything, but we will never the less be brothers and sisters in Christ. Please invite your widowed friends to look for me in the Widow/Widowers forum. I'll try to stop in on a regular basis. btw, I'm 52 yoa, but I consider myself to be a 'young' widower. Not that age and labels really matter. I have learned that the various grief responses are universal and transcend our ages, the lengths of time we were together with our soulmates and even how long it has been since this inevitable but terrible consequence of sin crashed into and messed up our lives.
But there I go already rambling on! Looking forward to meeting fellow widowed grievers.
A grieving brother in Christ,
--Bill http://www3.christianforums.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
