Aimee WilliamsJun 24, 20202 minYear SixWhere 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,...
Aimee WilliamsNov 25, 20193 minHusbandFor 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...
Aimee WilliamsAug 29, 20193 minRubber Bands on my HeartI 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 WilliamsAug 6, 20196 minSacrificial 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...
Aimee WilliamsJun 24, 20193 minDeath 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...
Aimee WilliamsApr 25, 20192 minUnshapedI envy the ones who can hear the words “car wreck” Without an increase in heart rate Without electricity going up their spines Without...
Aimee WilliamsFeb 26, 20193 minNo Comfort(PC: Joanna Samples, 4/2014) It boggles my mind that there is a negative judgment by some individuals surrounding widows who receive life...
Aimee WilliamsFeb 12, 20193 minBeards and GuitarsIt'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 WilliamsAug 6, 20183 minLies I Told MyselfA 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...
AnonymousJul 23, 20182 minStories of a Widow Seven Years OutToday is a special guest post from a friend of mine, another young widow. She asked that I post without her name, but the following are...
Aimee WilliamsJul 2, 20184 minFour Months(Alstroemeria/my favorite. 3/2018) Today marks four months since a blind date with the wonderful man I now call boyfriend. It has flown...
Aimee WilliamsJun 24, 20183 minFour Years(Spring 2014/Photo credit Joanna Samples) Four years ago today I woke up a wife and when I finally dropped into a bed that wasn’t mine...
Aimee WilliamsJun 17, 20184 minFather’s Day 2018(Chris and my dad, Father's Day 2010) I wasn’t anticipating all the emotions I’m feeling right now. As I was putting the girls to bed my...
Aimee WilliamsMay 24, 20183 minThe Cookie JarWhen Chris and I bought a house in 2012, we started buying eclectic geeky housewares. He got me a pizza cutter shaped like the USS...
Aimee WilliamsMay 11, 20183 minGraduation is BittersweetGrowing up, education was always a valued thing in our household. My mother held a master’s degree in education and my father, when I was...
Aimee WilliamsMar 30, 20183 minNightmaresEarly yesterday morning I woke from a terrible nightmare. In my sleeping mind I was coming upon a car wreck. I managed to wake myself...
Aimee WilliamsMar 11, 20183 minDating at the BookstoreI enter the bookstore in my hometown and I’m here to buy birthday gifts. You wouldn’t think this simple task could flood me with so much...
Aimee WilliamsFeb 14, 20183 minGreeting Card HolidayValentine’s Day, 2004: I was seventeen and my boyfriend was eighteen. We’d been dating seven months and for the commercialized greeting...
Aimee WilliamsFeb 10, 20184 minWonder Woman CapeIn 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 WilliamsJan 16, 20185 minI'm no Jackie OEarlier today I was giving the car seat latch a piece of my mind; having a mini-meltdown because it would not install properly in the...