We lost our husbands too soon
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We’re Jeni and Teresa and we belong to the worst club. We lost our husbands without warning.
Just after Thanksgiving 2007, Jeni pulled into the driveway to find her husband lying in the gravel near their shed. At the age of 39, he suffered a massive heart attack, leaving her to raise three newly adopted teenagers.
Two years later on October 27, a state trooper visited Teresa at work. Her husband had been killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 42 and left her to raise her 2 boys alone.
Losing our best friend sent us into a whirlwind of emotions and so many questions.
We turned to the internet for resources. How do we grieve? How do we help our children grieve? How do we manage a household without our best friend? How do we cope? Could we be happy and whole again?
Eventually, Teresa and I found each other through a women’s group. We talked about how our online research wasn’t all that helpful, we dreamed -- what if we created a site of resources together? So we did. We created a blog of resources and hosted presentations and workshops called, torninhalf.com.
It has been a true labor of love. We’ve learned how to build a website, write blogs, and grow readership. We’ve put on presentations and workshops. Our followers tell us this is our ministry.
We pray you never join our club and need our resources, but would you help us reach other early widows?
In order to increase our readership, host webinars/presentations, and retreats for those who have suffered a surprise loss -- we’re raising money for our marketing and technology budget. Up until now, we’ve managed with our own modest household budgets. Will you help to reach more hearts that are torn-in-half?
What people are saying about Torn in Half:
“Such a help, whether you are widowed, divorced or have lost a loved one.”~ workshop attendee
“Helped me to realize the way I grieve is OK.” ~ presentation attendee
“A path to rediscover yourself.” ~ workshop attendee
“Helps to understand [grief] emotions, good guide, reassured me I’m not alone.” ~presentation attendee
Just after Thanksgiving 2007, Jeni pulled into the driveway to find her husband lying in the gravel near their shed. At the age of 39, he suffered a massive heart attack, leaving her to raise three newly adopted teenagers.
Two years later on October 27, a state trooper visited Teresa at work. Her husband had been killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 42 and left her to raise her 2 boys alone.
Losing our best friend sent us into a whirlwind of emotions and so many questions.
We turned to the internet for resources. How do we grieve? How do we help our children grieve? How do we manage a household without our best friend? How do we cope? Could we be happy and whole again?
Eventually, Teresa and I found each other through a women’s group. We talked about how our online research wasn’t all that helpful, we dreamed -- what if we created a site of resources together? So we did. We created a blog of resources and hosted presentations and workshops called, torninhalf.com.
It has been a true labor of love. We’ve learned how to build a website, write blogs, and grow readership. We’ve put on presentations and workshops. Our followers tell us this is our ministry.
We pray you never join our club and need our resources, but would you help us reach other early widows?
In order to increase our readership, host webinars/presentations, and retreats for those who have suffered a surprise loss -- we’re raising money for our marketing and technology budget. Up until now, we’ve managed with our own modest household budgets. Will you help to reach more hearts that are torn-in-half?
What people are saying about Torn in Half:
“Such a help, whether you are widowed, divorced or have lost a loved one.”~ workshop attendee
“Helped me to realize the way I grieve is OK.” ~ presentation attendee
“A path to rediscover yourself.” ~ workshop attendee
“Helps to understand [grief] emotions, good guide, reassured me I’m not alone.” ~presentation attendee
Organizer
Jeni McIntosh- Elkins
Organizer
Valparaiso, IN
