Kim credits her colorful childhood in the small town of Ames, New York for her strong character which she later had to call upon when she was widowed at the age of 40 and was left to raise two young children. Her book "Listen for the Whispers: Coping with Grief & Learning to Live Again" is a tribute to her strength and to that of her young family and their ability to work together for a joyful and authentic life after the death of her husband David.She shares inspirational and other nostalgic non-fiction stories on her blog www.kimkluxenmeredith.com