Aimee Williams
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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Widowed but Not Abandoned
Widowed June 24, 2014. Not for one second abandoned by God.
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Aimee Williams
Mar 26, 20203 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, 20203 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, 20191 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, 20193 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, 20192 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, 20192 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, 20192 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, 20193 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, 20196 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, 20192 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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Aimee Williams
Jun 24, 20193 min
Death and Rainbows
(Chris tasting the rainbow at Victoria Falls, 8/2006) A few evenings back I looked out my kitchen window and saw one of the biggest, most...
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Aimee Williams
Jun 17, 20196 min
Dads of Influence
(After the birth of my sister, 2/3/1992) More than any others, there are four precious fathers whose influence is most on my mind on this...
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Aimee Williams
Jun 3, 20192 min
Dads are Magic
(Montell and his youngest. All photos courtesy of Talia Whittington) Fatherhood is beautiful and breathtaking. It’s true as a labor nurse...
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Aimee Williams
May 3, 20193 min
You Choose
Aimee & Don 1/2019 PC: Jenn Fortune I have been coupled now for the last fourteen months. My boyfriend is everything I want in a man; in...
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Aimee Williams
Apr 25, 20192 min
Unshaped
I envy the ones who can hear the words “car wreck” Without an increase in heart rate Without electricity going up their spines Without...
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Aimee Williams
Apr 18, 20192 min
Unfair-- Age Four
(With Aurora, 2019-- age 4) Aurora is currently four years old. She was born five months after her daddy’s death. Unlike her older...
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Aimee Williams
Mar 26, 20193 min
Birth/Grief
Some memories resurfaced that I hadn’t thought much about for some time... thoughts of certain milestone moments in my pregnancy with...
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Aimee Williams
Feb 26, 20193 min
No Comfort
(PC: Joanna Samples, 4/2014) It boggles my mind that there is a negative judgment by some individuals surrounding widows who receive life...
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Aimee Williams
Feb 12, 20193 min
Beards and Guitars
It's no wonder I'm into beards. The first man I ever loved had one in my earliest years and the story goes that baby Aimee would grab...
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