Strength Stories
Each Traveling Pendant™ carries real stories logged by real people. When someone scans their pendant, they can add their story of strength, wear it as a reminder, and pass it on — creating a living chain of hope and connection you can explore here.
Pendant #434 – Stronger than We Think
This Pendant was gifted to me from a special friend. I was diagnosed with stage 4 grade 3 NET cancer. I recently lost my younger sister from complications of Type 1 diabetes. I love the idea of...
Pendant #530 – Share Strength with Others
Hi! My name is Chrissy and I am a two times blood clot survivor. The first time I ended up in the hospital was the scariest. I was separated from my family and we had no idea if I would come out....
Pendant #923 – Moving On
I received this pendant from my wife on 2/12/23 and she wished me well in my future, for my birthday on 2/13, as we are pending a divorce. It has been a journey. Extraordinary times and...
Pendant #566 – Heart of Gold
The past few months have been extremely challenging to deal with my son's severe mental illness. Cindy Gaboury to give me the necklace Strength for the Journey. God has surrounded me with so many...
Pendant #797 – Drawing Strength for Others
I received my pendant from a very strong woman who I have known for over 25 years and I am lucky to be married into her family. I am touched by this gesture and will wear this pendant while I...
Pendant #702 – Dealing with Loss
I received my pendant from dear, dear friends.......Terri Klaiber & David Klaiber and Hannah Stelling. They gifted it to me a few months after my husband passed away. It has been a very...
Pendant #202 – Strong Mother
My friend Jenny Dorgan shared this pendant given to her by her sister. Our new baby daughter, Iris, has congenital heart defects and recently had 2 surgeries to have her heart repaired. This...
Pendant #594 – Adventure
Just a girl and her love for two res pups and adventure. A willingness to listen to a few nods from the universe and inner intuition led to van life in the desert, on the waterways of the...
Pendant #1212 – Kindness of Strangers
Dear Traveling Pendant Steward: Allow me to introduce you to my high school classmate and superhero, Dan Brower, whose Light I try to emulate and whose steps I have tried to follow – and to whose...
Pendant #2068 – A Steady Weight On My Heart
I didn’t realize how much comfort I would draw from something so simple. During my first months in a new role, I carried the constant pressure of proving myself. Some mornings I would sit in the...
Pendant #230 – Loving Gesture
My dear friend, Sarah Hopkins, had the pendant sent to me to give me strength as we begin the treatment journey for my husband’s recent diagnosis with rectal cancer. I am grateful for such a...
Pendant #375 – True Love after Divorce
In April 2018 after suffering through 6 plus months of pure hell, I discovered my husband and the man I had thought to be my soul mate was cheating on me after almost 19 years of marriage. He...
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