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Trauma Vs. Faith

When you have been traumatized, it seems like you’re always expected more of the same. Being in a good place in your life can be scary...

Aimee Williams

Sep 3, 20213 min read

(With Aurora, 2019-- age 4) Aurora is currently four years old. She was born five months after her daddy’s death. Unlike her older...

Aimee Williams

Apr 17, 20192 min read

A couple weeks back my firstborn, Abbi, started kindergarten. Since she had the opportunity to attend pre-k, this does not mark first...

Aimee Williams

Sep 5, 20183 min read

A few nights ago, bedtime prayers started differently than usual. My five-year-old opened her prayer with, “Dear Dad…” I let Abbi pray...

Aimee Williams

Aug 16, 20182 min read

A ridiculous lie was spoken in my mind tonight. "You’re not even a “real widow”, Aimee. You didn’t lose everything. You didn’t go into...

Aimee Williams

Aug 5, 20183 min read

In 2010 I attended a hybrid online RN program. I was also working 40 hours a week as an LPN and was the breadwinner in our home. I was a...

Aimee Williams

Feb 9, 20184 min read

(Written December 19, 2015) It seems as though you die again every night after I put the kids to bed. I do not feel the shock I felt...

Aimee Williams

Dec 19, 20173 min read