A writer · A teacher · A life well lived
One of the things I had to give up when my husband died was the publishing contract that I had on my middle grade/high school fantasy novel that I had worked so hard on and was so excited to see coming to print. It was a gutting decision, but one…
I follow a lot of young widows on social media. In the early days, it was how I got through the hard stuff. I would…
I think one of the things that no one understands until they themselves live through a totally traumatic experience is that there is a fog…
I was 27 years old when I met my husband. I was 37 years old when I was burying him. Three kids, two houses, all…
Life comes at you pretty quickly. I thought that I had mine figured out for the moment…I had the house I wanted to grow old…

Hi, I’m Kate! I am the author of this blog that takes you on a journey from books to widowhood to teaching and everything in between.