If you landed on this blog post it is probably because you are wanting to know all about the back story of how my blind date went from this original post on Facebook and Instagram and how all these individuals are inter connected and if you are thinking “Blind Date”, what is that all about well then you need to go back and get caught up on this UNCOMFORTABLE STEPS BLOG POST HERE!
New to my BLOG and a new widow yourself? If so, I want to welcome you and encourage you through my grief journey of losing my husband Quintin unexpectedly this past April in 2024, if you are curious and want to know more of that tragic evening you can read about my amazing beloved Quintin HERE.
Ok now that you are back and caught up, I am going to pick up right where we left off….
For those of you who wanted to hear the rest of the story. Here was my sweet blind date ❤️🩹 Kaycee. She is 7 years ahead of me in her grief journey.
We sat at the restaurant for almost 4 hours!! 🥹 and this picture is proof of our emotion filled conversations!
And there is so much more to the story … ⬇️⬇️⬇️
A BUT GOD moment
That connects my dear friend Kerrissa, Kaycee, Brooke and Mattie too
I told you about the fun story of how Kerissa brought me this sweet new friend Kaycee but after we sat and talked more it dawned on me that my good friend Brooke for about a decade now intentionally told me about Never Alone Widows after the unexpected passing of Q 💔 she even brought me the book “ Lemons on Friday” from Mattie Jackson Selecman about the sudden death of her husband just 3 weeks shy of their first wedding anniversary. 😢 even explained the entire story of how she and Mattie started a non for profit in Nashville called “NaSheVille” where they felt lead to come alongside orphans and widows just months BEFORE Mattie became a widow herself. 💔
NaSHEVille prides itself on “Celebrating sisterhood and giving back to orphans, widows and trafficked women”.
You can find NaSHEVille HERE on Instagram and also Mattie Jackson Selecman or newly Mattie Jackson Smith HERE and her book Lemons on Friday HERE
I had to reach out to Brooke to confirm, because if I am being honest I can’t recall anything from those moments or days. Then I found a message buried deep in my instagram (for those of who you don’t know Q managed most of inboxed messages, so I miss so much without his help) from Rachel Faulkner Brown, who lost two husbands by the age of 31 and out of her healing she founded Never Alone Widows, the largest Christian widows ministry in the country. Her sweet message of encouragement and support in those initial raw moments then inviting me to this conference.
You can find more about NEVER ALONE WIDOWS HERE and Rachel Faulkner Brown and her remarkable testimony HERE.
And this book Lemons on Friday has been sitting on my nightstand as a loving and gentle reminder , that I am not alone 😢even when I feel it.
MY BRAIN IS BROKEN
If this written story seems fragmented… it is because it is! That is exactly how my brain is!! Broken widow brain fog is real! Most days my brain is just broken. I don’t expect for people to get it I can’t even explain it. The things I used to be able to do, remember or explain – I just can’t now.
What’s crazy is I couldn’t put all these connections together… I couldn’t even remember conversations I had, people I had been introduced to, names, or even how to go about trying to find the information that was even sent to me. YET everything came together… BUT GOD!!
BUT GOD
It’s like GOD had to keep sending people my way! Repeating them over and over Making things so clear that I couldn’t miss it!
Woah… how cool is God y’all!?
Don’t ever for a moment second guess Gods prompting then re prompting in your life. If GOD asks you to reach out (or re reach out) – don’t over think it JUST DO IT!
Just a sweet reminder that God is still writing ✍️ my story and He is still writing yours too friend!! Don’t you dare give up hope! The thick FOG will eventually lift and your eyes will be able to see how His hand has been in it the entire time.
Don't think for a moment, God is not working on your behalf! If you have listened in on my morning coffee chats or have read about my morning coffee chats, I want to say THANK YOU! It has truly meant to the world to me and my grief journey. My hope is those vulnerable chats will exemplify that I am doing my best to find hope in my tragedy and also be a raw example of how God can show up in the midst of your most tragic story if you allow Him to. Mama, I know it isn't easy but it is so worth it!
To hear a bit of my heart on my Uncomfortable Steps that I took to go to on this blind date you can listen in to my vulnerable processing of words below…
Every morning, I wake up and share a bit of my heart on my socials. If you are not following me on instagram, you can do so HERE and in this season specifically I am sharing my grief journey. Praying that I can share hope in the midst of my pain and how you too can find purpose in the midst of your valley by remembering Whose you are and who holds you! For those who would like to take a listen you can do so daily on my Instagram HERE
So thankful for your encouragement each day 🥹your support means the world to me.
BUT GOD…
Your sip of encouragement – BUT GOD MUG HERE
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