01_Warm Memories

On January 17, 1999, I said my last "Good Bye" to my brother Ted. We had the opportunity to have several visits with him in the hospital. During those visits we reminisced our past, especially our childhood. I have often thought of those visits. Why not write them down and put them into a small booklet for his children to treasure. These memories are as if the events just happened yesterday.

I think of him often, and so many memories are popping up in my mind. I will try to keep it in some chronological fashion. The earliest I can remember is our many trips to our maternal Grandmother Frank. We looked forward to those trips. We lived no more than six miles from her. With the horse and buggy it seemed a long trip to us children... read more

07_There is Always Tomorrow

"...Mother Nature may have been unkind to Beta, but it gave back to her a miracle so few of us experience.

...she had endless courage to face the world. She was always determined to make the best of a situation at hand. I am often reminded when things get tough around the edges here, "There is always tomorrow."" read more

From the Author

"A Christmas Miracle"

"This is a true story of one Christmas that happened to me, where my life was at its lowest ebb.  I wrote this  in the  third person.   It was easier to express the events about my life at that time."

Bertha Osius

November, 2005

Reader's Comment

Your powerful stories really grabbed me.  In such few words:  strong memories and deep feelings.  It was like I was right there...experiencing with you.  My admiration grows for you and your father each time I read your words.  Thank you so much for sharing these parts of yourself.  Thank you for being a part of my life.

Dale Weiss

March 2000