Change is a part of life, and at one time or another we all will have to deal with it. However, nothing can prepare a person for the changes that occur when a spouse dies, especially at a young age. In "From a Widow's Heart - A New Beginning," Dorothy takes you through her personal journey of dealing with the lost of her husband of 24-years who died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm, and the struggle to be there for their 18-year-old son. "From a Widow's Heart - New Traditions" is the second novel in the "From a Widow's Heart" trilogy. In this novel Dorothy shares how she and her son manages life without her husband, while struggling to continue to embrace past traditions, establishing new ones and abandoning others. She shares how together - she and her son holds on to all the things that made the three of them a family and started "new traditions" that make the two of them who they are today. Written in short, easy-to-read chapters, this book shows how focusing on God's grace and believing in his mercy, one can establish "new traditions." It will be followed by Book Three, "From A Widow's Heart - Life Reinvented," the final heart-felt book of the trilogy.