Seven
It’s been seven years since I got the worst news a wife could receive. Life was in slow motion as they told me they couldn’t save him...
Widowed but Not Abandoned
Widowed June 24, 2014. Not for one second abandoned by God.
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Aimee Williams
- Jun 8
- 4 min
Married Young
(photo by Joanna Samples/Jenn Fortune Photography 2012) When you get married at 20, it’s easy to calculate how many years you’ve been...
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Aimee Williams
- May 21
- 2 min
Daddy Daughter Date
Tonight was Abigale and Aurora’s first ever fancy daddy daughter date night. This was a day I thought would never come... but God. He...
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Aimee Williams
- May 4
- 3 min
Hitting Transition
(Written a few years back) She was in labor and she was hitting transition: the stage when even the toughest women feel like giving up....
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Aimee Williams
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Chili Cheese Fries
When Chris and I started dating, we were both in high school. I was going into my junior year at Carbondale; he was going into his Senior...
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Aimee Williams
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Picket Fences
In August our family adopted a puppy from St Francis Care. She weighed 3 lbs at the time and was just 9 weeks old. She'd been separated...
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Aimee Williams
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Chased by Trauma
I was having a relatively routine day. I was on lunch break from clinicals and driving to Panera to pick up food. I passed a vehicle with...
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Aimee Williams
- Nov 16, 2020
- 9 min
Aurora’s Story
~~~~~This story is hard for me to write because while it ends with a glorious rainbow baby, it begins with an intensely bad storm....
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Aimee Williams
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Year Six
Where do I begin? Six years ago I woke up a wife and when I finally dropped into bed 23 hours later, it was as a widow. I was 28,...
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Aimee Williams
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Chronic Illness
Did you know that trauma can leave a physical mark on your body? Did you know it could manifest in such a way that your body wears it...
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Aimee Williams
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
Fully Dad
(Don with the girls, 2020) As a new widow with a toddler and a baby on the way, I grieved particularly hard for my babies in the loss of...
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Aimee Williams
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Triggered
Our words matter. They have power. They can harm or they can heal. They can show ignorance or understanding. We should be mindful of...
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Aimee Williams
- Dec 15, 2019
- 1 min
Weeping at Night, Joy in the Morning
(Photo by Jenn Fortune Photography) Tonight my six-year-old cried herself to sleep because Daddy wasn't home to kiss and hug her...
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Aimee Williams
- Nov 25, 2019
- 3 min
Husband
For most of my adult life, I’ve had a husband. I moved out at 20 on my wedding day and lived with my husband Chris until he died… eight...
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Aimee Williams
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
Marrying my Beloved
***The following is the speech I made to my new husband on October 5th, 2019. The photos were taken by my dear friend and fellow widow...
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Aimee Williams
- Oct 5, 2019
- 2 min
Married Soon
Nineteen months ago, neither one of us was interested in this. The thought of a relationship conjured up the idea of being vulnerable to...
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Aimee Williams
- Sep 21, 2019
- 2 min
Manifesting
At the beginning of widowhood, I stayed up too late each night because going to bed meant facing his absence head-on. Getting into our...
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Aimee Williams
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
Rubber Bands on my Heart
I was driving my youngest, Aurora, to pre-k this morning when she said, “Mama, I know why there are traffic lights.” “You do?” I asked. ...
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Aimee Williams
- Aug 6, 2019
- 6 min
Sacrificial Love
(Don and me- April 2019) In two months, I’m getting married for the second time. This means my household will be growing by two on...
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Aimee Williams
- Jul 30, 2019
- 2 min
What's in a Name
Today I did it. I went to the DMV and changed my name to Aimee Elise White. This is the name I was born with, the name my parents gave...
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