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.

How Am I Doing? Don’t Ask Me
Janae Janae Thompson Janae Janae Thompson

How Am I Doing? Don’t Ask Me

Please stop asking me how am I doing, I have no answer.  Friends and family close to me are often asked, “How is Janae doing?” by others who know me. It also comes from those who are thinking of me and have heard my husband died, thus leaving me with 4 little boys.  I think people want a connection to me within this raw reality, or a reassurance that I’m ok, but somehow they don’t feel able to ask me themselves. 

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Just After Dead
Grant Janae Thompson Grant Janae Thompson

Just After Dead

Within 4 hours of finding out Grant was dead, I sat down to write. I had lost my bearings. The kids were asleep, the unaware sleep of ignorance to our new reality. I was alone and I had no idea how I was going to do this upcoming day.

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