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Busy Hands

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Caryn

My mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg was a hard-working woman most of her life. It wasn’t necessarily that she did hard physical labor, but she always had busy hands. Having a garden vegetable garden all her life, she spent the harvest seasons … Continue reading →

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Every Day, And In Every Way

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Caryn

My niece, Kellie Hadlock’s partner, Tim Thompson is, Kellie says, “Well…for starters…he is THE BEST!” I love when the family can say it better than I ever could. Kellie is so happy with Tim. It is a beautiful thing to see. Continue reading →

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Pleasing Those Around Her

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Caryn

I only knew my sister-in-law, Marlyce Schulenberg, for 15 years before she passed away from cancer in 1989, and yet, I felt like I knew her a lifetime. Some people just have the ability to have that kind of an impact on others. Marlyce just radiated love for her family. Marlyce was developmentally disabled, Continue reading →

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Moo Lights

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Caryn

This time of year, everything is so exciting for the little ones in our lives…and even for the not so little ones. The littlest ones especially find the lights, gifts, candy, and the excitement of it all to be almost … Continue reading →

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A Little Teasing

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Caryn

Kids have a tendency to pick on the child who is most bothered by it…especially siblings. In Bob’s family, the child most bothered by it was, none other than Marlyce. She was the oldest child, but with her developmental disabilities, … Continue reading →

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A Person From The Past

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Caryn

Alzheimer’s Disease is a mind thief, and when your loved one has been diagnosed with it, you find yourself thinking often of all that they have lost. You have to remind yourself to look at what they still have, which is hard … Continue reading →

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