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Over The Years

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Caryn

It’s always strange to look back and realize that a loved one has been in Heaven for a year. Continue reading →

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Family Was Everything

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Caryn

Time waits for no man, and it doesn’t slow down or stop while we grieve a loss. As a child and on into adulthood, it never occurred to me that I would live one single day without my dad. I … Continue reading →

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Missed Warnings

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Caryn

During World War II, it seems that there were a number of missed warnings about coming actions. Perhaps, if these warnings had been heeded, parts of the war, and indeed the length of it might have been different. One such … Continue reading →

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Side Effects

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Caryn

Anytime a group of people goes on strike, there are side effects that go beyond the management having to do more work. One of the industries in which a strike can have devastating side effects is the airline industry. When … Continue reading →

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Top Heavy Design

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Caryn

Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes are not a totally uncommon event. Over the last 300 years, Lake Michigan has claimed countless ships, mostly in violent storms and bad weather, especially when the gales of November come in. Nevertheless, a few … Continue reading →

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Entertainer Of The Year

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Caryn

My son-in-law, Travis Royce is without a doubt, the most social person in our family. Travis can talk to anyone. There isn’t a shy bone in his body. I think that is one thing that made him such a great … Continue reading →

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The Cross Was Enough

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Caryn

The older I get, the more that I know that Heaven is my true home. Never is that fact more clear, than on Resurrection Sunday, because whether we know the exact day or not, we know that it was that … Continue reading →

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He Sure Attracts Them

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Caryn

For as long as I have known my husband, Bob Schulenberg, he has attracted the little girls. It surprises me every time I see it happen, although it probably shouldn’t by now. Bob got used to little girls when he … Continue reading →

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International Zone

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Caryn

Captain Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer, ship’s captain, and explorer. During an exploring expedition, authorized by the May 18, 1836 act of the Congress, Wilkes set out to explore the southern oceans. Congress didn’t expect his expedition to … Continue reading →

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Long Lost

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Caryn

As the door closes on past eras of history, some things only exist in the memories of the people who lived it, and some things only exist in books or other writings. That doesn’t mean that they totally cease to … Continue reading →

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