My wife (girlfriend at the time) bought this for me back in 1994. I’ll probably go to my grave with this being one of the most prized possessions I have. I travel quite a bit so she had “When miles apart you’re always in my heart” engraved on a flask so I could have a drink in the evenings with her, after teaching all day and trying to relax. I haven’t used the flask in years but it still sits above my desk for me to see. Years ago I thought, what if we had to evacuate for a hurricane? What would I HAVE to take. After walking through the house and gathering up all the important things, I realized that all my treasures had a monetary value of less than $20. We have so many nice things throughout our home the things that really matter is our family and a few sentimental items. I guess I only have a few items that cannot be replaced.

I often wonder about my little “Treasure Box”

that I keep. When I pass on, my family is going to open it and wonder…why did he keep this? Why did he carry this around his entire life with him? I’m sure I’m not the only one who has my irreplaceable treasures, not worth anything, but something we would not trade or sell for any amount of money.