The Stories
The Worst Day
August 14th 2015 was the worst day of my life. It's the day my husband's body was found after two days of him missing. It was the day I became...
Read MoreIt Does Your Heart Good
Today I write my story about my sister Cathy, who has been fighting breast Cancer for years. Thinking that she was free of cancer after months of chemotherapy we were...
Read MoreRear-View Mirror
Around October my mother decided it would be a great idea to get me a Giving Key for my 17th birthday. I met my best friend the summer before -...
Read MoreFor Her to Know
As the new MOPS/MOMSnext year kicked off in the the fall, our welcome packet included a courage key. It was supposed to symbolize the theme of "Be You Bravely."From the...
Read MoreInizio
I wrote "Inizio" on my key - it means "to start over" in Italian. I had been thinking about who I wanted to give it to and Jim, a grocery...
Read MoreSix Weeks
Four days after Christmas, my nineteen year old nephew suddenly and shockingly passed away after a swim practice session. He was home from Virginia Tech where he was in his...
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