fatherless | widowednotabandoned

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. ...

Aimee Williams

Aug 29, 20193 min read

(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...

Aimee Williams

Jun 17, 20196 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

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...

Aimee Williams

Feb 12, 20193 min read

Christmas 2012, we had a “boring” but blissfully happy nuclear family. I was 35 weeks pregnant with our first child, a daughter named...

Aimee Williams

Dec 19, 20184 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