Kristina Lunde

The Lord is my strength and my song.
Psalm 118:14a

  • Books
  • Blog
  • Bible on the Bluff
  • About
  • Contact

November 19, 2016 by Kristina Lunde Leave a Comment

Letter to a New Widower

Dear B___,

Thinking about you today and praying that God will be with you every step of this new journey through grief as a widower. I pray that God will be with you in all the tough realities you face today:

Photo credit: Pixabay CCO
Photo credit: Pixabay CCO

Waking up to an empty room with the big hospital bed gone. A painful routine it has been, with that big hospital bed and the adjustment to E____’s decreasing strength as she stayed in bed longer and longer. But you adjusted, and you worked so hard to keep her spirits up and her body working as she lay in that bed. May God give you the assurance that you did everything possible to help E____.

Your main job is finished. You washed and lifted, carried and helped. You served her with such love and care, offering an intimacy that spoke volumes of love and support as she wrestled emotionally with letting you do things for her. May God let you know that you did His work in amazing ways. Now it is time to rest, grieve, and let God comfort you.

Coming home with to the empty house. Maybe you listened for noises of her breathing—even those snoring respirations would be a comfort right now. There are no more visits from the caring hospice staff. I pray that God will ease the quiet and give you His comforting peace.

Seeing reminders of her everywhere. My prayer is that you see more and more of the precious reminders and less of the hospital accessories that remind you of E____’s illness. May God refresh your sweet memories of E____ as He eases the reminders of her suffering.

Thank you for loving E____ and being such a great husband to her. You were her humor, strength, and caretaker. What an incredible blessing you were to her as she faced the cancer!

Praying for you.

P.S. Check out www.griefshare.org to sign up for daily emails of encouragement and comfort as you grieve.

Filed Under: Grief, Letter Tagged With: cancer, grief, hospice, letter, terminally ill, widow

Recent Writing

  • Rebekah’s Advice: Avoid Favoritism
  • Gomer’s Lessons: Love God and Love Your Husband
  • Prayer & Architecture on a Clinic Visit
  • Psalm 23 Kids’ Prayer
  • Two Widows, Two Sons and One Powerful God

Tags

AWANA Bible study book launch books cancer Christmas college computer coronavirus COVID-19 empty nest encouragement God's Word grief GriefShare grieving children Job launch legacy letter marriage memoir mentor mom ministry Minnesota MOPS mother mothering neighborhood obedience pandemic parenting prayer sadiversary screens separation anxiety Sunday school tantrums teenagers terminally ill trust vigil volunteer widow window
Wife. Mother. Nurse. Writer.
Forgiven by Jesus. Child of God’s.
Wounded - Restored.
Widowed - Remarried.
Kristina Lunde.
Bible on the Bluff Video Series
Contact Kristina

Copyright © 2023 Kristina Lunde · Website by Mike Gesme · Book cover image by Sergey Peterman/2014 Bigstock.

Copyright © 2023 · Kristina Lunde on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in