Locket Stories

"the strongest woman I know"

"the strongest woman I know"

"First is my grandma Frances before she was my grandma. She's been gone since 2004 but I remember her constantly. She would have been 100 in April. She was the very best. The second picture is my mom Katie when she was in the U.S. Air Force. She worked on jets. This was before she was my mom. She's the greatest mom and the strongest woman I know."…
Twelve Months Before He Passed Away

Twelve Months Before He Passed Away

"This photo, taken at 12 Fox Beer Co in Dripping Springs, TX, is our last moment of true happiness. Later that week, a new oncologist explained to us that contrary to the cancer-free diagnosis we received 3 months earlier elsewhere, his cancer had metastasized throughout his entire body. He passed away 12 months after this photo was taken."…
Photo of daughter and grandmother together in silver heart locket

Photo of daughter and grandmother together in silver heart locket

"My sweet Ruby Nancy-Jean was born in 2018. My beautiful, brave baby girl! She cuddled mommy and daddy for 2 days before passing away. Ruby joined my grandma Nancy on the other side. Grandma died just 3 weeks before Ruby’s early arrival. My two favorite people. My girls, the bravest I’ve ever known. I desperately wish they were both here with me, for now I will picture them together. Side by side…
What does 2020 want from us?

What does 2020 want from us?

WHAT DOES 2020 WANT FROM US?In like a lion, out like...two lions? Three? A whole pack maybe?I started this year with the decision that I was going to cut corn out of my diet, and that it would be all the earth-shattering change I’d need to go from wherever I was to wherever I was headed. Corn gives me headaches, makes me feel really achy, and I figured this would suffice as far as evolving for the…