Gratitude – Page 2 – ron stempkowski

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

The last couple of weeks I’ve done everything but write. As the time winds quickly down on my leave from work, I’ve been frenzied with organizing and prepping for me to re-enter the work-a... Read More

The Day They All Knew My Name

Posted on August 7, 2012May 14, 2022 by Ron Stempkowski

With only a couple of months until high school graduation to go, I was content to quietly slip out the doors of my sleepy, small town high school and into my future at college. But one chilly spring m... Read More

A Bundle of Joy

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

(Me and the Peanut on Tuesday) This week I made a date to head to the <insert gasp here> suburbs to visit my friend Anna and her husband for a very special reason: to meet their one-month old da... Read More

LOA Update #2

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

I just passed the half-way point of my leave from work. Three months seemed like such a long time. Ninety days sounded even longer. But nevertheless half of it has slipped into history. Epic history&#... Read More

What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

The way time has passed over the last year has never ceased to astound me. As I sit in the front yard playing with Kallie or watching her do her own Chow thing, it’s hard to not look around my q... Read More

Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Wall

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Getting Kallie–though secretly long-considered–was an impulse decision that was somehow bigger than I. Though hesitant at first, something inside me knew it was the right decision. Yes, th... Read More

Whispers of Birthdays Past

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Within my families June is a busy birthday month. Yet I constantly forget it also contains mine until someone reminds me. Not as surprising, the same thing happened last year–as my birthday will... Read More

Marking a Weighty Occasion

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Ken’s death. In so many ways it’s impossible to fathom. I can still picture him and our life together. How can this be? So often in the interve... Read More

The Bravest Thing I've Ever Done

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

Since writing about our last adventure together, I’ve thought a lot about all the ones Ken and I shared that came before. Particularly, I was reminded of the bold decision we made in packing up ... Read More

The Great PadLo Caper

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski

A creature of nostalgia, I can’t help but call out today as another special anniversary in my mind and my heart. As mentioned in an earlier blog, last May the instant Ken saw Katie’s PadLo... Read More

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