If You Know Me ....

.... please help.

If you've known me for years and you've stood beside me while I grieved;
If you care about me and felt helpless as you could only watch me drown;
If you met me through this blog and have been touched in some small way by following the ravages of grief;
If you met me here and have learned how to better understand one of your loved ones who is grieving;

If you have encouraged me in person, by comments, by email .... or just by reading this blog;
If you have cheered me on as I walked ever-so-slowly out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death;
If you have smiled when I've smiled, cried when I've cried, laughed when I've laughed ......

..... then please help me.
Please help me .... help us.

Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation has made a huge difference in my life.  The people I met there showed me that I could .... and I would survive.
And not only would I survive .... I would once again live.
I cannot say enough about this organization and the things we do, are trying to do .... and are hoping to do.
We reach over half a million people each day through our blog.  Widowed people from all over the world now know that they are not alone.

We help out widowed families who were not fortunate enough to be prepared for the "worst case scenario", not at such an early age.

We gather together two weekends a year (going from one to two in 2012!!) to give widowed people who know not another single widowed soul ..... a chance to meet, cry, and laugh ..... laugh a lot ..... for one weekend.  And to learn that they are not alone.

There are so many other things that we do, but I don't want to bore you.  I just want you to know that we are the only organization that helps people on line (through our social site Widowed Village, our blog Widow's Voice, and our web site) AND in person, through our weekend "camps" and various events held all over the country to help widows/widowers and their families.

Trust me .... there's not a lot of help out there.  But we're trying.  And we're growing.  We want to provide more "weekends" ..... and we want to reach overseas, where in some countries widows are treated as already dead themselves.

Please help.




Read this:

What Does Camp Widow DO for Widowed People? "I left Camp Widow with so much more hope. I saw all around me examples of the kind of life I'd like to rebuild for myself  as I make my way in the widowed world.  I left with the revelation that this is the beginning of a new life for me. I am the ember left in the wreckage of a burned down house. I can die out, fade, or I can ignite again. I want to make my husband Dave proud. I want to take what's left of my life and make it worthwhile. I want to do more things that scare and challenge me. I want to live. Thank you Camp Widow."~2011 Camp Widow West Camper Your year-end donation makes Camp Widow, and all the programs of the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation possible. Support hope with your tax-deductible donation today.

Watch this and see how we've learned to "Stand Up" and help others:



And then please, please click here and send in your tax deductible donation.  It could be a great way for you to end 2011 ..... by giving someone Hope.
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Thanks, Peeps ..... please share this with others .....
and I pray that each of you has a wonderful, peaceful and joy-filled New Year's.
And please .... if you are married ..... hold on to your spouse a little tighter tonight (and every night) .... at midnight.
:)