Cori, your post comes at a time in my life - right now - when I have to make two difficult phone calls offering condolences to friends on the loss of their husbands. I know I can't make it "better" nor would I offer the old platitudes of, "time will heal," or "be strong," or "he's in a better place" or or or - well, you know what they might be. I shall tell them how very much I care and also feel the loss. And I will understand that I am doing my best and that is the most comforting words my friends need to hear at this time.
Cori, your post comes at a time in my life - right now - when I have to make two difficult phone calls offering condolences to friends on the loss of their husbands. I know I can't make it "better" nor would I offer the old platitudes of, "time will heal," or "be strong," or "he's in a better place" or or or - well, you know what they might be. I shall tell them how very much I care and also feel the loss. And I will understand that I am doing my best and that is the most comforting words my friends need to hear at this time.