Living is a whole new adventure when you suddenly find yourself alone, widowed and the mother of four young boys a lot like their Dad.

Decades
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Decades

I’ve completed another one. That last time I did that, I turned 30.   I loved turning 30 and was not afraid to say good bye to my 20’s.  Being 30, I felt like I was finally credible. Now that I’m 40, I feel even more credible.  

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I’m Used To My Life Now
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I’m Used To My Life Now

I’m used to my Life now.  When change is the only constant in your life and you think, once I get to a certain place, then I’ll be able to… fill in the blank_________________  (relax, take that vacation, retire, play with my kids, visit my mom, keep the house clean, live my dream), you are thinking wrong.

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Choice And Change
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Choice And Change

I moved again. In this last year I’ve moved my children twice. Once to get away from the place Grant died. The second time to get away from the place Grant lived. Both places are not where I can be free to move forward. So, right now as I write this, I’m sitting in the house I just bought all by myself. Alone, just me.

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What If
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What If

I keep thinking what if? What if Grant were suddenly given a second chance and came back to life today? He’d be dazed and confused like he was in the twilight zone. But if he were to come back, I’d feel like I were in the twilight zone too.

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