I first met Robin Litrenta in a small group training class at our local gym. I liked her right away because she was friendly, hard working, and health concious. When we met, I had no idea that her husband had died four years earlier, that she had gained 30 pounds in...
When I first met Merry, I was drawn to her positive energy, gentle spirit, and genuine love of life. And when I learned of the loss of her 22 year marriage I wondered, “How can anyone working through such an enormous rebuilding process be this…...
The first time I saw Kelley Lynn she was standing in front of a packed audience making hundreds of people laugh. Now, making people laugh is no surprise for Kelley- she is a writer, actor and comedian. But when the packed, laughing crowd is composed of...
KNOWING MY NEW ENVIRONMENT The summer sun was just beginning to set over the Pacific Ocean on this particular day. I could always tell it was that time of day, that time of year in San Diego, because from my grandfather’s backyard we would see half a...
Eleven months after Brent died in a car accident, my friend & peer mentor Robin Litrenta invited me to attend a weekend conference for widowed people- Soaring Spirits International’s Camp Widow West. I did NOT want to go. I did NOT want to admit that Brent...