Over the past 13 months I have done a lot of reading. There are a few quotes that, I think, are notable. At different points of time all have been profound to me.

QUOTES

“when I look in the mirror all I see is sadness”
- Young widow bulletin board

“You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday”
Unknown

“Death is the devil’s calling card” Bob DeVries

“Those who suffer loss live suspended between a past for which they long and a future for which they hope. “ A GRACE DISGUISED Gerald L. Sittser

It’s better to have loved… is not working for me.Why, if only to be given so fiercely, and then taken away.
Donna Michele Hill

"The act of living is different all through. Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything." C.S. Lewis

"They told me one day I would go twenty-four hours without thinking of my loss. I told them they were crazy.” Barbara Baumgardner

The worst thing about being a widow/er is the loss of love….When you have a great marriage, it becomes something that goes far beyond friendship. It's having someone who knows you.
Tamsenita

If you're going through hell, just keep going." - Winston Churchilll

““Mom”
I hadn’t said it in so long. When death takes your mother, it steals that word forever.”
- Mitch Albom for one more day

"Just give it time," people say. That is misleading. Time alone will not heal your grief.” – Greifshare.org

"I can't speak for the rest of you, but I feel like a different person. I'm not afraid of death or injury anymore.
I'm not afraid of failing or looking stupid. I don't take my career goals, money or my possessions as seriously,
and I don't take the people I love for granted." Tamsenita

“The range of things you need to grieve for may surprise you. Identify your losses and be prepared to grieve for each one.” – Greifshare.org

Along the Road
I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way.But left me none the wiser for all she had to say.I walked a mile with Sorrow and ne’er a word said she;But oh, the things I learned from her when Sorrow walked with me!
- Robert Browning

“Keep your heart right, even when it is sorely wounded” Unknown

The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me.- Dwight L. Moody

"Weep freely; share your anguish, your deep concern, but always with the joyful assurance that Jesus is with you. The Prince of Peace is with you, " - Dr. Bill Bright.

“Remember the good times; cherish the memories, but live each day moving forward. Focus your thoughts on what is before you and how you are going to get there.” – Greifshare.org

“Should God place you on the anvil, be thankful. It means he thinks you’re still worth reshaping” -Max Lucado

“If you are no one's significant other, does that render you
insignificant?” -Tansinita

“Pain is inevitable, Misery is optional” – Barbara Johnson