by Valorie Quesenberry | Jan 4, 2026 | eternity, Funeral, grandma, life, mother-in-law, relationships, widow
Her whole life was dumped out of a drawer onto the bed where she’d never sleep again. My sisters-in-law and I gathered together in the bedroom of our father-in-law and mother-in-law and looked through handkerchiefs, hairpins, notes, lists, p erfume,...
by Valorie Quesenberry | Dec 13, 2017 | angels, Christmas, December, lodge, short story, trees, widow, Yellowstone National Park
I never dreamed I would spend Christmas Eve away from my native Midwestern roots, without the comfort of family and familiar foods. But, then I never dreamed I would be a widow at age 29 either. But both are true. And now, by the generosity of a fellow teacher, I am...
