The ReWrite™
by Anchor & Grace Co.
A Grief & Grace Community for Widows and Widowers
Launching June 13th, 2026
Welcome. Your interest in joining The ReWrite™ truly touches my heart.
Grief can make the world feel like it keeps moving while you're simply trying to figure out how to breathe again. The ReWrite™ was created to provide a place where widows and widowers can find connection, understanding, hope, and community while learning how to navigate life after loss.
My Journey, Our Community
After losing my husband just one year after losing my mother, I wasn't only looking for comfort. I was looking for help learning how to live again.
Through my own journey and years of walking alongside others in grief, I realized how few spaces truly exist that honor the weight of loss while also making room for grace, healing, friendship, laughter, purpose, and new adventures.
The ReWrite™ was born from that need.
We believe healing happens best in community. We believe no one should have to eat alone, travel alone, process alone, or heal alone.
How You Can Connect
In-Person Lunch Gatherings
For those in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the surrounding areas, The ReWrite™ hosts monthly lunch gatherings where widows and widowers share a meal, build friendships, explore local restaurants, and discover that healing often begins around a table.
Foodie Travel Experiences
Throughout the year, members will have opportunities to participate in local outings, foodie adventures, day trips, and future travel experiences designed to help create new memories while honoring the love and memories that remain.
Online Dinner Gatherings & Cook-Alongs
For those outside the Tulsa area, our virtual gatherings provide a welcoming place to connect from anywhere. Bring your dinner, join our cook-alongs, share conversation, and enjoy community with others who understand the journey.
Retreats, Workshops & Special Events
As our community grows, we will offer retreats, workshops, service opportunities, and special gatherings focused on healing, growth, faith, friendship, and purpose after loss.
Anchor & Grace Resources
Members also have access to books, Bible studies, journals, companion guides, and other resources from the Anchor & Grace Collection created specifically for widows and widowers navigating grief and rebuilding life after loss.
Individual Support Through The Anchor
For those seeking more personalized support, The Anchor offers private companioning, grief coaching, care coordination, and one-on-one support services designed to walk alongside you through the practical, emotional, and spiritual realities of grief.
A Place Where You Belong
Here, you do not have to rush your healing, explain your tears, or be strong for everyone else.
We honor the real journey, the questions, the memories, the setbacks, the victories, and the full range of emotions that grief brings.
Your grief is not a problem to fix. It is love learning how to breathe in a new reality.
We welcome the tears, the anger, the quiet days, and the moments of unexpected joy. And through it all, we hold tightly to this truth: God is not intimidated by your heartbreak. He is close, compassionate, and faithful enough to meet you exactly where you are.
Healing does not mean forgetting. It does not mean leaving your loved one behind.
It means learning how to carry love forward while embracing the life God still has for you.
At The ReWrite™, we believe hope is not found in moving on. Hope is found in moving forward one grace-filled step at a time.
And you do not have to take those steps alone.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Rewrite: Table Conversations for Widows & Widowers (Lunch)
June 13th 2026
Tulsa, OK
Location & Time: Will be emailed directly to you after RSVP confirmation.
Lunch Gathering/Foodie Travel Group (In-Person Tulsa and surrounding areas)
A community where widows and widowers gather, eat, and heal together. This in-person lunch is a foodie travel group experience where we discover new restaurants together and introduce each other to our favorite local spots. It is a safe space to share a meal, build connections, and find comfort in community with others who understand loss. “We don’t eat alone. We don’t heal alone. We don’t process alone.”
The Rewrite: Table Conversations for Widows & Widowers (Dinner)
June 14th 2026
Virtual Link & Time: Will be emailed directly to you after RSVP confirmation.
Dinner Gathering/Cook Along Cooking Show (Virtual)
A warm, welcoming space where widows and widowers of all ages gather on Zoom to cook simple recipes together, share a meal, and find support with others who truly understand the loss of a spouse. Our optional Empty Chair Dinner invites members to cook their late spouse's favorite meal, share the story behind it, or simply show up and eat with us; honoring memory together in a way that is healing. "We don't heal alone. We don't process alone. We don't even cook alone."
Anchor & Grace Member Benefits
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Discover the power of community.
Connect with a network of men and women in a safe, faith-centered space where you can share your story and be understood. And if you’re not ready for a group setting, or you need more personalized support, Dr. Rooks also offers individual 1:1 sessions.
1:1 Grief Support Coaching (Companioning, Coaching, and Care Coordination): Dr. Rooks offers individual sessions that blend Bereavement Support Companion (support and presence) with Grief Support Coaching (guidance and next steps). Care Coordination (Logistics support, resource navigation, and life management) during grief. You can choose what you need each session.
Prayer Groups & Prayer Practices : guided prayers, prayer circles, and spiritual disciplines to anchor your heart in God's presence.
The Rewrite (Support Group): Lunch Gathering (In-Person | Tulsa + surrounding areas)
A faith-centered lunch community for widows and widowers to gather, try new restaurants, and heal together. We explore local spots, share a meal, and build real connection with people who understand loss. We don’t eat alone. We don’t heal alone.The Rewrite(Support Group): Dinner Gathering (Virtual | Zoom)
A virtual dinner + simple cooking-show-style gathering for widows and widowers. Bring your own meal or cook along live as we connect, talk, and find support in a safe space. We don’t heal alone. We don’t even cook alone.Local to Tulsa? Join the in-person lunch. Outside the area? Join the virtual dinner. You’re welcome in both.
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Whether you're seeking a quiet place to rest and reflect or you're ready to step into new adventures alongside others who understand the journey of loss, Anchor & Grace Travel & Outreach offers meaningful experiences designed to foster healing, connection, purpose, and hope.
Through retreats, travel experiences, community outreach, and future mission opportunities, we create spaces where those who have lost a spouse can build friendships, make new memories, and discover that life after loss can still be meaningful, beautiful, and full of possibility.
Signature Experiences
Beautifully Becoming Women's Retreat
A restorative retreat created for women navigating life after the loss of a spouse. Through faith, reflection, encouragement, fellowship, and gentle renewal, participants are invited to embrace God's grace while discovering the beauty of who they are becoming in this next chapter.
Anchored Men Retreat
A retreat designed for men navigating life after the loss of a spouse who desire connection, encouragement, and renewed purpose. Through meaningful conversations, shared experiences, fellowship, and faith-centered reflection, participants are reminded that they do not have to walk this journey alone.
The ReWrite™ Retreat
A co-ed retreat experience bringing together men and women who have experienced the loss of a spouse. Through worship, teaching, conversation, shared meals, activities, and fellowship, participants are encouraged to continue writing the next chapter of their story while building lasting friendships with others who understand.
Community Travel Experiences
From foodie adventures and weekend getaways to cruises, tours, and destination experiences, our travel opportunities provide a chance to explore new places, create new memories, and experience life alongside a supportive community of people who understand the unique challenges of rebuilding after loss.
Outreach & Mission Opportunities
Serve alongside others who have experienced the loss of a spouse through community outreach projects, mission trips, and service opportunities. Together, we bring hope, encouragement, and practical support to others while continuing our own journey of healing, growth, and purpose.
As we serve side by side, we discover that some of life's deepest healing happens when we lift our eyes beyond our own pain and become a source of hope for someone else.
Whether we're sharing a meal, exploring a new destination, serving others, or gathering for retreat, our mission remains the same: to remind one another that healing happens in community and that no one should have to walk this journey alone.
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Grief after the loss of a spouse often leaves us searching for words we can't find and comfort we desperately need. That's why Anchor & Grace Co. offers a rich collection of resources designed to meet you exactly where you are in your journey.
What You'll Find:
Bible Studies & Devotionals: Scripture-grounded resources that process grief through the lens of God's faithfulness and grace
Spiritual Challenges & Reflections: guided prompts and practices to help you move through lament, healing, and hope
Grief & Grace Resources: workbooks, journals, and guides to help you process loss while discovering renewed purpose
Whether you're wrestling with "why," seeking comfort in the middle of a hard day, or learning to rebuild your faith after loss, these resources are here to remind you that God hasn't abandoned you.