Our final winner of the blogtoberfest is Ron Patiro, who left a great comment on the We Can Make a Difference post. The prize is a handprint ornament gift which I hope you will enjoy from BabySakes, who I would like to thank for sponsoring this post. Congratulations both to

Ron and also to everybody else who contributed.
It has been wonderful being able to bring a little light to your lives with 3 prize giveaways – I hope you have all enjoyed it too.

The names have been put in a hat and a name chosen for the winner to the post – No Matter How Bad You Think It Is..remember there is still one prize left and I will announce the winner to that one on Wednesday so it is not too late to enter by leaving a comment to the post We Can Make  A Difference
But today the lucky winner is Shari – well done and you are the winner of $25 of skin lotion – you will be contacted shortly.
What I like about these competitions is the chance to give a …read more

I have a friend who gives me some really wonderful thoughts and also makes me smile with some of her odd/unusual sayings. Here is one that I always remember..
I say “It is so painful, I feel so out of control, it just can’t feel any worse…”
I look at her, expecting comfort and she says..
“Don’t worry, no matter how bad you think things are..always remember they can and will probably get even worse..so enjoy this moment, it could be as good as it gets”
She was smiling as she said it, and it made me laugh..she was actually right and also when …read more

I am delighted to announce the winner of the blogtoberfest
I put all the names into a mug and got my sister to draw it – the winner is Amie who will be contacted shortly for the prize. She has won a carpet bocce!

Thanks to all of the people who entered and I will  be posting later today a new competition for you to enter….

Here at Widows Quest we understand the value of life, the need cherish the our world and the lives of our children. Today many people are taking part in Blog Action Day. The idea of the day is that we all post about the environment to raise awareness of the impact that we all have, and how we can make a difference. I wanted to participate for two reasons
1) One grief teaches you that you can take nothing for granted..especially the idea of life.
2) We often talk about giving ourselves a focus, a goal to overcome the feeling of depression…well …read more

We have suffered a heart wrenching change in our life..loss has to be one of the most difficult emotions- even when it is the loss of a relationship rather than an actual person. Change is unsettling, the nature of the word means that it is altering something in our lives. Change is not something that feels comfortable.
But it is also something that we cannot stop…it happens just like the seasons, we are approaching fall and the leaves start to shed…it is nature, it is the circle of life. It is natures way of balancing the world.
In order to cope …read more

We all need a little something to look forward to and this month sees a blogtoberfest…a chance for people who comment to win a little prize. I love that idea as it says thank you for helping me some of the roughest   times of my life and also acts as a little surprise for someone out there. The first chance is tomorrow so watch out for your chance to bring a little sunshine into your life!