Loss of a Loved One

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Big Brown Eyes

October 20, 2017 | Loss of a Loved One
When I was in fourth grade, I met a girl. She had long brown hair that was almost as curly as mine and she had big ...

I Miss Thanksgiving

October 20, 2016 | Loss of a Loved One
Last year, as sang for the closing ceremonies of Whatcom County's Walk for Life, I listened to the stories of the ...

Hello, and Goodbye

October 20, 2016 | Loss of a Loved One
‘안녕’ (pronounced Ahnyeong in English) means ‘hello’ in Korean. However, it also means goodbye. I never imagined ...

150,000 Miles

October 20, 2016 | Loss of a Loved One
My car is a petite, silver Honda Accord with just over 150,000 miles on it. These many miles were accumulated over ...

My Friend, Cancer

October 20, 2015 | Loss of a Loved One
The chemicals ran through her body like acid, draining the life from her weak and fragile body. She turned her ...

Gift from Above

October 20, 2015 | Loss of a Loved One
A mother is a key aspect of every child’s life. She is there to teach you lessons, make you laugh, be a shoulder ...

Winter: My Favorite Season

October 20, 2015 | Loss of a Loved One
I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I was a nerd in grade school, but let’s face it, the stereotypes matched up ...

Sunshine

October 20, 2014 | Loss of a Loved One
I still can’t believe it. Laying in the dark of my self-induced isolation, barricaded behind an iron wall of ...

Grandpa's Hands

October 20, 2014 | Loss of a Loved One
His hands. That’s what I’ll always remember about him. They were big – big enough to completely enclose mine, ...

Brianna

October 20, 2014 | Loss of a Loved One
Brianna is 18-years old. I am 18-years old. Brianna had no hair when I met her. I had hair down to my shoulders ...

Life Lessons & Silk Underpants

October 20, 2013 | Loss of a Loved One
In my first week of Journalism class, I became the most hated writer in the school. My first piece was an opinion ...

My “Go To” Man

October 20, 2012 | Loss of a Loved One
Davis Mitchell Carlson was born September 17th, 1994. Davis was the best at everything. Basketball, baseball, ...