I have
Gifted a Giving Key
With the word
STRENGTH
My Story
I struggled for a very long time, financially, emotionally, and mentally. I lost my brother to suicide in 2015, which caused even weirder, deeper depression. I finally pulled myself out of the dark places of my soul about 2 years ago, and became this happy, independent, bad ass Mom.
Last year I found myself pregnant, at the age of 31. I was 6 weeks along when I went to the doctor and found that no heartbeat was detected. I was sad, really sad, and felt myself slipping back into the darkness. I found my way out, to my happy place again.
While my life was crazy, my best friend was struggling even more. She found she was pregnant a few months after her father passed away. She had a wonderful pregnancy, and then her amazing son was born. She almost died as a result of giving birth to her son. She found herself in a dark place, wondering why this all happened to her, struggling with postpartum depression, she was not in a good place.
During this time, I found this amazing necklace, that spoke of strength, and spoke of remaining at ease no matter what storm I faced. This necklace reminded me of all the hard times I went through. I only had the necklace a few days, when I got a call from my best friend. Her niece, her sweet 11 year old niece passed away in her sleep from a congenital heart defect. I knew my friend needed me more now than ever.
I spent days with her, watching her son so she could be with her family. A week or so passed, and she asked me to watch her son, so her and her husband could go to a concert. This was my chance to pass on the necklace to her. Before she left for the concert, I told her the story of the necklace, what it meant to me, and told her "If you ever find someone stronger than you, that needs this necklace, please pass it to them". We cried together, and I smiled knowing I did what needed to be done. Now, it's time for me to find a new necklace to embrace.
Kerri L. Streeter
