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If I Could Turn Back Time

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Caryn

Have you ever wondered what things you might change if you could just turn back time? I can think of a number of things, and I can thing of many things that I would never change too. Things like my husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren are definitely in the “I wouldn’t change these things at all” category. Continue reading →

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Sets Of Three

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Caryn

My aunt, Dixie Richards is the middle sister of the younger three sisters of my mom, Collene Spencer. My grandparents, George and Hattie Byer had nine children. The first three were girls, the second three were two boys with my … Continue reading →

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Witness To A Plane Crash

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Caryn

Years ago, my mom, Collene Spencer told me about witnessing a plane crash as a little girl. I wish I had thought to get more information Continue reading →

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Little Blessing

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Caryn

Yesterday, August 3, 2018, at precisely 7:45am, Miss Elliott Michelle Stevens made her grand entrance into the world. Elliott, who will likely be nicknamed El or Elli, is the daughter and first child of my nephew, Garrett Stevens and his … Continue reading →

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Byer Family Tradition

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Caryn

For most people the holidays are all about tradition. Of course, for all Christians, Christmas is about Jesus, but it’s also about family time, family traditions, parties, and gifts…with the greatest gift being Jesus. But, one tradition concerning those parties, … Continue reading →

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Family Traditions

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Caryn

Every family has its traditions, but I don’t know of many families that have a twice a year gathering of aunts, uncles, and multiple levels of cousins. In fact, I don’t know if I know of any families that do … Continue reading →

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“It’s only been a minute!!”

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Caryn

Lots of kids love to spend the night with their grandparents, and my grand niece, Siara Harman was no different. Lots of girls are drama queens too, and again, my grand niece, Siara was no different. What was different was … Continue reading →

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It’s About The Kids

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Caryn

With each passing year, I find myself looking forward more and more to the Byer Family Christmas Party. Sadly, I think that part of the reason is that as time passes, we seem to lose more and more of my … Continue reading →

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When One Door Closes, Another Opens

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Caryn

It’s like taking a trip down memory lane…going back to Forsyth, Montana. It’s the town where my husband, Bob Schulenberg’s family comes from. When our girls were little, we took them to Forsyth every summer for a visit with the … Continue reading →

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Unanswered Questions

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Caryn

I think that in many ways, my mom’s family is unique. It all started with Grandma and Grandpa Byer, of course. The family had grown to a size that was far too big to get together at their house, so … Continue reading →

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