This book is designed to assist widows in understanding their primary and secondary losses, changes in relationships, finances, and emotional well-being. It is purposely written in order to address the many life altering changes that become a part of a widow’s new life. This book chronicles the personal journey of the author. Its diary format accompanied with advice makes it user friendly and an easy read. Throughout the book you will find Biblical references to encourage, support, and comfort a grieving heart. Each section discuss a specific concern that a widow would possibly face while on her journey. Part 1 focuses on a widow’s new role, changes in relationships and various emotions .Part 2 emphasizes a widow’s finances, legal matters and estate planning. Part 3 closes with a deeper relationship with God, personal testimonies, and miraculous healing. The book concludes with a list of several resources and interesting facts about widows.

During the 19th century, death shadowed daily life. A high infant mortality rate, poor sanitation, risk during childbirth, poisons, ignorance, and war kept 19th-century Americans busy practicing the ritual of mourning. The Victorian era in both Europe and America saw these rituals elevated to an art form expressing not only grief, but also religious feeling, social obligation, and even mourning fashion. Complete with period illustrations, Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils explores how Victorians viewed death and dying as a result of the profound historical events of their time. This concise, informative work is ideal for students of Victorian-era culture and Civil War enthusiasts.

This collection from his more than four hundred published poems distinctly addresses social issues of our time in the United States and worldwide. Uniquely chosen, each poem will rouse and motivate the reader toward pursuing radical social and economic change on behalf of the poor and the disenfranchised for both the young and old alike. Dr. Gilmore’s poetry speaks both to the common person and those in power about pervasive dilemmas, such as suicide, poverty, loneliness, and grief. His poetry advocates for a thorough revolution of thought and action for these excluded populations. Fresh insight to these issues is contained as you turn each page of this challenging and authoritative anthology. Truly an inspiration!

Central New York is an awesome place for children to grow up in. The winters teach them endurance and perseverance. They also learn to endure pain as grandmother thaws their frozen parts out in cold water! I slid down the hills on a weird sled called a cheesecutter, which was a contraption built to haul cans of milk to the pickup pointa]dragging my feet to stir it. Often I ended up in the frosty creek!

Have you ever not wanted to go to sleep in fear that you would have a nightmare? Have you ever not wanted to wake up in the morning? Have you ever sat in the parking lot of your workplace and cried your eyes out? Have you ever pretended to be happy while you were dying on the inside? Well, I have too! Each of us have experienced grief in some waywhether it was from the loss of a parent, child, spouse, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, cousin, or best friend. This book of free verse poems, traditional poems, and random thoughts address the many stages of grief, emotions, concerns, and experiences I went through as a young, widowed woman. Although this book is written for widows, there are several poems in which everyone can relate. I invite you to travel with me through my journey of widowhood. The journey has yet to end, but its not as rocky as when I fi rst traveled that long, dreaded road!