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love, loss, healing, and humor…in no particular order

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The V Day Gauntlet

The V Day Gauntlet

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
Ken always scoffed at the idea of Valentine’s Day. A Hallmark Holiday, he’d call it. But the truth is, he just didn’t believe it should be relegated to one day a year. He was always ... Read More
A Book in a Day

A Book in a Day

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
“The Rules of Inheritance” was released on February 2. I woke up that morning to an email from Amazon.com, letting me know the book had been delivered to my Kindle. Up and out of bed with ... Read More
Quick Hit: A Favorite Thing

Quick Hit: A Favorite Thing

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
I haven’t had a chance to sit down and blog this past week, though–as always–I have continued making notes on things that strike my fancy, and that I think would make for a good blog... Read More
Reflections on Two Years Ago…

Reflections on Two Years Ago…

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
I couldn’t believe when I looked at the calendar this week and realized I’d completely missed the anniversary of Ken’s hemipelvectomy surgery. And more than that, I can’t belie... Read More
Keeping My Head Low @ CVS (and Other Lessons Learned)

Keeping My Head Low @ CVS (and Other Lessons Learned)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
I have the good fortune and good genes to not be sick very often. This week I got sick. Just a cold. But a bad one for a big baby who who hasn’t been sick since before Ken was rediagnosed with c... Read More
The Writing is on the Wall

The Writing is on the Wall

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
I really enjoyed writing last week’s blog. And it came at just the right time. I began the new year with a grand cleaning and organizing project around the apartment. I’d gone through ever... Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come (like it or not)

If You Build It, They Will Come (like it or not)

Posted on January 5, 2012May 14, 2022 by Ron Stempkowski
I grew up in the church–or rather I grew up in a church. No, my parents weren’t a pair evangelical ministers–they were a pair of…other “colorful” nicknames throughout t... Read More
Turning the Shiny Page

Turning the Shiny Page

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
Like any story worth investing in–the kind that can sweep you up into its enthralling grip–turning the page is the only way to find out where the story leads, taking with you the sum of th... Read More
The Christmas Entry

The Christmas Entry

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Ron Stempkowski
(My parents living room looks like a Christmas card, right?) I woke up early this morning–and breathed a sigh of relief. The emotional gauntlet of my first Christmas without Ken was over! I neve... Read More
Holiday Baking

Holiday Baking

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Ron Stempkowski
Today had been marked on my calendar for weeks. “Holiday Baking.” It’s tradition I’d grow up with and then that Ken and I shared during our life together. But this year, I deci... Read More
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