• Provide a meal in a disposable container, noting who it is from, but requesting that no thank you note be written. It is a blessing to be released from this burden for a time.
• Invite the widow out for coffee or dinner – with a listening ear included.
• Buy her a book from the list on this website.
• Provide free babysitting so she can have a little time away from the kids.
• Give her gift cards for local restaurants.
• Offer to help drive kids to their activities
• Send a card or letter in the mail to encourage her and let her know that you are praying for her.
• Invite her to see a movie
• Give her a journal and make the first entry for her.
• Provide for an inexpensive getaway for rest.
• Give her a massage gift card – physical touch is healing and helps with relaxation.
• Give her a manicure or pedicure gift card.
• Remember to give her a small birthday or Christmas gift – she may have lost the only person that gave her gifts.
• Send a note on the anniversary of her husband’s death and/or their wedding anniversary – these dates are often overlooked.
• Pray for and reach out to her kids – ministering to them ministers to her.
• Make a point to invite and keep inviting her and her family for dinner and other outings.