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    My Little Blue House: A Life-after-Love Story
    My Little Blue House: A Life-after-Love Story
    My Little Blue House: A Life-after-Love Story
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    My Little Blue House: A Life-after-Love Story

    By Heidi Dixon and Coleen Bradfield

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    The death of a spouse changes everything. Living alone after the death of a spouse is bewildering. So many people have, are, and will have to do it-without knowing how. We cannot bring people back or change the past, but we can offer compassion, comfort, and hope by trying to understand what it is like. I fa

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLight Year Press
    Release dateJan 4, 2024
    ISBN9781734803785
    My Little Blue House: A Life-after-Love Story
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    Heidi Dixon

    Heidi Dixon is a wife, mother, hospice chaplain, grief support group facilitator, and graduate student. She will graduate in December 2024 with a master's degree in education in marriage, couples, and family counseling.

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