Monthly Archives: September 2011

Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Caryn

Like most people, I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing when the news came out about the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. I was at home, my grandchildren were just arriving to await … Continue reading →

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Christopher’s Worries

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Caryn

When Christopher was little, he wanted a baby brother very badly. His cousin Shai, who he spent a lot of time with had a little brother, and Christopher really wanted one too.  A cousin can’t really compare to a brother … Continue reading →

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A Miracle For Joshua

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Caryn

When my oldest daughter was pregnant with her younger son, Joshua David, she had been given a due date of October 15th. That September, Bob and I were going to Denver for a Rockies Baseball game. I told Corrie that … Continue reading →

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That Sweet Little Face

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Caryn

When you look back on the lives of your babies, whether it’s your children or grandchildren, you see that there is an age at which you wish time would stop. They are at that perfect point between the sweetness of … Continue reading →

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A Bolt Of Lightning

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Caryn

When our girls were little, Bob and I took them to Helena, Montana to visit he Aunt Marion’s family. Aunt Marion was Bob’s dad’s older sister. She and her husband John lived in Helena with their 8 children. Bob and … Continue reading →

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In Anticipation Of Fall

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Caryn

Every year about this time, I start to get mixed feeling about the weather…or should I say the changes that are happening in the weather. It is a mix of sadness that the summer is just about over, and anticipation … Continue reading →

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The Meeting Of The Minds

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Caryn

Bob and I used to make frequent trips to Montana to visit his grandparents, and sometimes there would be a special occasion in which the whole family would go, or at least a lot of them, for a reunion or … Continue reading →

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Keep On Keeping On

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Caryn

All too often, there are people in our lives who work hard, help others, and sadly, get very little appreciation. They just do what they do, because they are needed. My sister-in-law, Brenda is one of those people. She has … Continue reading →

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A Hopeless Romantic

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Caryn

When you first meet your daughter’s boyfriend, you feel uneasy. You don’t know what kind of a person he is, if he will treat your daughter like the princess you know she is, and ultimately, if he will break her … Continue reading →

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Cousins And Memories

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Caryn

My family recently re-connected with a side of the family that we had been out of touch with for a few years. Since that time, we have been going over some of the old memories that have a tendency to … Continue reading →

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