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coulee

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Gathering to Remember

Gathering to Remember

The coulee will always hold a special place in my heart and some of my most magical childhood memories.

The Day Leading Up to The Day

The Day Leading Up to The Day

I am counting the days, one by one, until September 4th. Nelle’s birthday. It will have been four years since she was stillborn. That year, it was Labor Day weekend. So not only do I have the actual day, but everything surrounding Labor Day reminds me of that weekend.

Two large oak trees in a valley with an overcast sky

Memorials and Resting Places

After losing Nelle, we quickly made plans to scatter her ashes. My grandfather passed away in 2011. He lived with Parkinson's disease for nearly 20 years. His ashes are spread beneath a glorious oak tree on my aunt and uncle's land in the coulee where I grew up. I was