May 2024

Hi, Friends. It's spring in Texas, meaning rain, winds, and storms, as usual.

When I facilitated a Grief Support session this April, in the group was a lady who had attended sessions last year. She shared with the group how attending the Grief Support sessions had saved her life. She realized that she was not alone and that each person in the room was on a journey of building a new life for themselves. She encouraged everyone to attend more than one (five week) session, if needed. You are in a safe place to talk about your spouse, as you are with a group of people who understand. They are on the journey, too.

Grief Support is the focus of the WPS organization, and it has helped many people for over 40 years. It's very hard to walk into a room full of strangers when your spouse has died, and, particularly, to talk about the experience. Encourage your friends by telling them that you will pick them up and go with them to the session. Once they attend and see that everyone is there for the same reason, they will become comfortable
with the group, be able to share their story, and be able to make new friends.

If you attended our February Valentine’s dance, you know what fun that was. You won’t want to miss our June 12 dance at the Elks Lodge in Arlington, as we will be having a SENIOR PROM (or is it a prom for seniors?) and all the fun that goes with it. So, ladies and guys, you can come dressed in what you wore to your high school prom. More information will follow in the June newsletter.

                                                                                HELP NEEDED!!!!!!!
Members, we need hosts/hostesses for DINNERS in MANSFIELD and ARLINGTON. These are events for us to gather with other members and become friends to do things with. Diane Bowman will help you to get started. If you would consider helping out on either of these two events please contact Diane at 817-996-2337.

Enjoy the nice spring weather as summer will be here soon!

Phyllis Weisheit, President