The Stories

Tower of Strength

I'm giving one of these keys to my daughter. She recently lost her first child, a little girl, at 6.5 months gestation. She lost her on her 28th birthday, for...

Strength To Strength

I just got a key that says "Strength". The word strength means a lot to me. My parents got divorced when I was sixteen and my younger sister was ten....

Inspired To Continued Sobriety

I gave my key to my dear friend Levi. He celebrates one year of continuous sobriety today! Levi came into my life nearly a year ago and has been an...

Getting Through The Loss Of A Baby

I had only had my key for 3 days when I recieved a phone call from my best friend telling me that she had given birth to a still born...

Born of Flesh, Destined to Become Iron

I just passed on my key to a good friend recently. Both of us have had a rather difficult year with deaths in our families, ended relationships, tough classes, illnesses,...

For An Incredibly Strong Mother

I gave the Silver "Strength" key to my older sister Amber. On October 12, 2002 I became an aunt for the first time to Callie Nicole Slader. Callie was an...