Monthly Archives: February 2014

Funny Man

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Caryn

My grand nephew Jake has always been a goofy kid. His favorite thing to do is make people laugh, and he will do just about anything he can to make that happen. He has been known to sit on people’s … Continue reading →

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The Watchers

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Caryn

So many times, we are so busy taking a picture of someone or something, that we fail to notice the little things happening just beyond the center of our attention. Most often, they are not really important things, and they … Continue reading →

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Wild Hair

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Caryn

Little girls usually have such fine hair that it seems to have a mind of its own. Mothers can try just about anything they can think of to keep it down, but it does no good. I think sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Her Faith Intact

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Caryn

As our children grow into adulthood, it can be difficult to look at them in this new light. Sometimes, it takes much longer to realize that they are grown adults than perhaps it should take. It isn’t that they are immature, its just … Continue reading →

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The Sweetest Memories

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Caryn

It’s strange that our minds, even as small children can remember the things that most impressed us. Even as young as 3, or maybe even younger, those memories so clearly imprint themselves on our mind that we can see the … Continue reading →

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School Days

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Caryn

It would be hard for most of us to imagine a world where we got to go to town only once a year, and yet that was the way of things back when my Great Aunt Bertie Schumacher was a … Continue reading →

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Tough Guy

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Caryn

As a boy, my niece Toni’s husband, Dave and his brother, Dan were a mischievous pair. They liked to build forts with some big…12 x 6 x 6 inch, cardboard bricks they had, and then they would spend hours in … Continue reading →

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This Old House

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Caryn

As I was looking through some old pictures, I came across one of a house. It was old, with it’s windows and doors boarded up. At first I thought that it was sad that so many houses around our country … Continue reading →

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I Called Him Jimbo

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Caryn

Lately, my cousin, James Jay Spencer has been on my mind quite a bit. He passed away seven years ago today. Jim was a happy, smiley little boy, whose life ended far too soon, after he was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. … Continue reading →

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