tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post7713694027119396204..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : The RingMichele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-3303967300144456182010-03-26T20:32:29.157-07:002010-03-26T20:32:29.157-07:00Thank you all for taking the time to read and shar...Thank you all for taking the time to read and share your own experiences with "the ring". It warms my heart and makes me feel honored to be on this journey with each of you.<br /><br />Love,<br />TarynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-40191009607671773032010-03-20T22:56:28.504-07:002010-03-20T22:56:28.504-07:00I too am grateful for what I had, No-One can take ...I too am grateful for what I had, No-One can take away yesterday, my husband gave me my ring, I never picked it or saw it, he picked it for me, it was ours. I am so grateful for 26 years, I just wanted 26 more......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-70076266963159643222010-03-20T14:57:15.573-07:002010-03-20T14:57:15.573-07:00I can relate. My husband never took his ring off ...I can relate. My husband never took his ring off and had told me often "when I die, the ring goes with me". However, the funeral home gave us a hard time about that, and I couldn't cope with arguing with them at the time (I wish I had). So instead, I did the next best thing. When we let his ashes go in the ocean, I put the ring in with the ashes. My husband also loved metal detecting - and his son remarked that he would love the idea of someone finding his ring, if it ever washed ashore, doing one of the things he loved to do.<br /><br />My engagement ring is very special to me also. My husband already had the diamonds he wanted to use - so he took them to a jeweler friend and they designed a ring around them. He surprised me with it on Valentines Day 2005 - and it took my breath away. Not just the beauty of the ring - but the fact that he had it made especially for me. Part of who he was and who we were together is symbolized by that ring. I too, often find myself just starting at it.<br /><br />It's been 14 months since he died - and some days, when I focus on what I've lost, the grief is still overwhelming. But on other days, like today - when I focus on the amazing love we shared and the fact that no one can ever take that away from me - I am just overwhelmed with gratitude.Debbie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02297431433983643626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-29351031672695819292010-03-20T08:54:42.957-07:002010-03-20T08:54:42.957-07:00I didn't pick out either one of my engagement ...I didn't pick out either one of my engagement rings. I am not an accessory girl for one, but I always thought the ring should be a gift that expresses your partner in some way.<br /><br />My late husband's choice rests in a box for our daughter. She thinks she should also get the one that her step-father gave me too - since they are both her dads. She reminds me of my younger sister with her eye for shiny things.<br /><br />Your ring is beautiful.anniehttp://anniegirl1138.comnoreply@blogger.com