Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Had my sister Kathy not invited me to a Milwaukee Bucks game this weekend, I might never have known how grueling her cancer treatments are. She certainly would never have told me. Kathy doesn't like her cancer to inconvenience anyone else. A stage four breast cancer battler since 2016, Kathy has been astonishingly matter-of-fact about [...]
Sometimes our exits from this old world say as much about us as the time we spent here. That certainly is true of our friend Roy, a man of deep faith and transcendent kindness. Roy loved his family, his land, a warm slice of raspberry pie, a challenging jigsaw puzzle and an honest day's work. [...]
They've sported their colors at our family ping pong tournament for two years now, but the "Hit and Get the Hell Out of the Way" duo has been a team for a lot longer than that. They buddied up early, almost as soon as they met. My sister Kathy and her high school friends visited [...]
My sister Kathy spent the week leading up to her 54th birthday helping my mom and I finalize details for a trip Kathy isn't even taking. She will be driving us to the airport, though, and picking us up, and hosting us the night before our flight. She's basically our personal Uber/Travel Agent/Concierge Service. I [...]
Our friend Karen lived with generosity and unabashed joy. In fact, if your knew our Karen, you'd feel a whole lot better about this old world. I promise. Karen, who would have turned 57-years old last week, waged an incredible battle against Ovarian Cancer that spanned seven years, more than 30 rounds of chemo, three [...]