National Widow’s Day - May 3rd

“May 3rd is National Widow’s Day”

Today is National Widow’s Day. I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, there are so many widows who are alone and no one comes to call or check on them. On the other hand, we don’t really NEED a day to remember our loss. It’s not that we are likely to forget. Still…it’s good to remind others to reach out to a widow. We all know one, and those of us who are widowed know…it’s nice to be remembered.

So many times people think of a widow in their lives, perhaps even reaching for the phone…only to stop. They’re afraid of upsetting her. And, the more time that has passed, the harder it is for people to reach out because they don’t want to remind us, in case we’re having a good day. They don’t understand…we never forget. Good days, bad days. We always remember and our lost loved one is never far away. I’m a widow and even I have had that thought cross my mind.

I send out my love to widows every day, so today I’ll send you a double dose. My heart is with you.

❤️

“Take care of widows who are truly widows.”

1 Timothy 5:3 NCV