October 30, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on October 30, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's Thoughts** Coming Home **It was after 11 p.m. when he turned the corner at the intersection of Chambers Street and Broadway. Nels’ journey had begun 46 days earlier at […]
September 29, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on September 29, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's ThoughtsThe Last Sunday In SeptemberMost of the posts I have written in this blog have come to me very easily, guided by my brother’s words – our shared memories through […]
September 22, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on September 22, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's ThoughtsAn Elephant RideAlthough I don’t recall our mom verbally telling us to ‘pay attention’ to all that is happening around us, she helped us see the beauty in […]
September 10, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on September 10, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's ThoughtsThe Mountains We ClimbIt’s September 10th, and Nels is 3 days into his ‘Run Across America’. He is “climbing” Yosemite as I write this! Nels has made reference to this run […]
August 6, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on August 6, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's ThoughtsHis Legacy BeginsAugust 22, 2000 – Email from Chris: “I am re-enlisting in November for 3 years, but I have been searching the net for firefighter positions. I […]
July 28, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on July 28, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's ThoughtsOur Final CorrespondenceChris called me before his last deployment in June 2011. I was so happy to hear his voice, and it was a great phone call. We […]
February 6, 2024Published by Cindy Campbell on February 6, 2024Categories A Brother's Words; A Sister's ThoughtsIs It Time To Ring The Bell?Do you have moments in life that make you ask yourself, are you kidding me? Shortly after my brother was killed, I had one of those […]