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Realizing Her Dreams

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Caryn

Over the past few years, I have watched my daughter, Corrie Petersen work very hard to realize her dream of becoming a nurse. In checking, I found out that the nursing degree is the hardest degree to get, and after … Continue reading →

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Fly Like The Wind

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Caryn

Whenever I think of my Aunt Deloris Byer Johnson, I can’t help but picture her smiling face. Aunt Dee was the creative spirit in my mother’s family, always finding ways to make life more fun. If she was around, her … Continue reading →

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Forever 39

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Caryn

Today would have been my sister-in-law, Marlyce Schulenberg’s 75th birthday, but she will be forever 39. She died of cancer in 1989, and we all miss her very much to this day. Marlyce was sweet and loving to everyone who … Continue reading →

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One Of The Greats

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Caryn

When I consider many of the Hollywood actors of today, I find the pool severely lacking when it comes to the greats. I’m not saying that there are no greats, but in many ways, the greats peaked with people like … Continue reading →

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Marlyce’s Revenge

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Caryn

My sister-in-law, Marlyce Schulenberg…oh, I still miss her!! Even after all these years. Marlyce left us on August 13, 1989, after a battle with Cancer. I can’t believe she has been gone for 35 years now. She was just 39 years old. Continue reading →

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To God Be The Glory

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Caryn

They say that everyone remembers that moment when they are told that they have Cancer, and I’m sure that is true. For my sister, Alena Stevens, it all started in November of 2022. She had gone in for her annual screening and pap smear. Normally, the Gynecologist gave her the paperwork to go and set up her mammogram, Continue reading →

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Dad’s April Fools’ Day Joke Text

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Caryn

On July 1, 2022, my brother-in-law, Mike Stevens retired from a 39-year career in the oil field business, but this story is not about his retirement or his career, because those are things from his past. Following that retirement, Mike and my sister, Alena have been focusing on two things. Continue reading →

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God Blurs Time

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Caryn

My sweet sister-in-law, Marlyce Schulenberg has been in Heaven for 33 years, and yet at times it seems like she was just with us yesterday. Time is a fickle thing that way. Maybe it’s because God blurs time to help us cope with sad things. Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Turnaround

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Caryn

My husband, Bob Schulenberg’s uncle, Butch Hein served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. In all the years I have known him, and like most other veterans, Butch never talked about his time during that war. Continue reading →

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First Lady Harriet Lane

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Caryn

President James Buchanan was the only bachelor president of the United States, and in the absence of a first lady, his niece, Harriet Lane acted as First Lady for him. Lane was born on May 9, 1830, in Stony Batter, Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

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