ABOUT:
“Stories About Us” is a blog of true short stories written around events that take place in the lives of members of our family. Stories of triumph & loss, success & failure, joy & sorrow. Some will make you laugh, some, may make you cry. Our deep desire is that one or two of our stories will fill you with hope, joy and love as you travel down the road called life…
LATEST STORIES
Born To Fight!
He’s not breathing! the nurse said. With that the nurse ran out the delivery room door with the newborn baby boy in her arms. Chase Matthew Nerenberg was born February 14, 2005. Yes, the youngest of our four boys is a Valentine baby. Chase was born fighting. You see, while he was being delivered his…
Glory Days
“Man-Up and swim to the other side of the cove!” I said to my 12-year-old son Caleb, a naturally talented, competitive swimmer. “You Man-Up and race me!” was his reply. Our family was enjoying a day on Cave Run Lake in Kentucky. We had anchored the boat in a small cove and were looking forward…
A TRIBUTE TO GUNNER THE HUNTER
The veterinarian shut the door behind him, looked at me and said “Shane, you have to do it. You really don’t have a choice…” I heard Gunner before I met him. The breeder we purchased him from had flown him out to us when he was 8 weeks old. As I stood outside a roll…
The Soldier & The Kid!
Written June 26, 2016 His clothes were dirty & worn. His eyes were weary, much too tired for a man in his late twenties. He held a sign that read “War Veteran, Homeless” Person after person passed by without acknowledging him as he leaned against the outside wall of the upper scale restaurant…. My wife…
I DID IT!
Written: 9-20-16 It was the summer of 1985 and I was preparing to enter my Sophomore year of high school. My best friend Jon and I decided to attend a well-known two-week Intensive wrestling camp in Oregon to hone our wrestling skills for the upcoming season. We had ulterior motives also. Both of our fathers…
The Best Day Of My Life!
Written 12-12-2015 The alarm went off at 4:00 AM. It was cold November morning. The temperature gauge on my phone read 12 degrees. After getting dressed I walked into the family room to find my eleven your old son Caleb, wide awake, dressed in his hunting clothes and eagerly waiting for me. This was it,…
Who Are You?
Written 2-14-2015 Shane Thomas was five years old when I took him to his first wrestling tournament. The oldest of our four sons, he had very little wrestling experience at the time. But who does at five years of age? After we arrived at the tournament location, I checked Shane T. in, he weighed in…
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