Sherry and Mike Kendrick heard the word “terminal” when Mike was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Mike prayed he would live long enough to perform his son’s wedding ceremony. God granted him that desire and five years later, after his son’s wedding, Mike stepped from earth into heaven.

In this poignant conversation with Sharon Betters, a little over a year after the death of her beloved pastor husband, Sherry shares how Mike helped prepare her to be intentional in life after his absence. Sherry took practical steps to allow her room to lean into the pain but also to open her heart and hands to the treasures God gives through others. Her story will not only encourage widows but anyone who struggles with this foreign land of grief.

Before Mike’s death, Sherry and her husband talked with us about living with hope and terminal cancer in Living with Hope and Terminal Cancer.