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A Good Dad

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Caryn

We all have one, and some of us were blessed with two, either a father-in-law, or a stepdad, or even a mentor for those who never knew their own dad. I was one of those who were blessed with a wonderful dad and a wonderful father-in-law,
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We Are Blessed

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Caryn

>I always greet Father’s Day with mixed emotions. I don’t have my dad, Allen Spencer or my father-in-law, Walt Schulenberg with me anymore, so there is always a little bit of sadness too, because I miss them both so much. They were both so important to me…they still are, but now they are in Heaven, Continue reading →

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Truth Or Fiction

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Caryn

Not every man can say he shares his birthday with his son-in-law or father-in-law, but my uncle, Jim Wolfe and his son-in-law, Bernard “Shorty” Cameron got to say that. Shorty became Uncle Jim’s son-in-law, on December 28, 1969, when he married my cousin Shirley Cameron. Continue reading →

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Roadblock

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Caryn

When I think of a loved one passing, my first thought is…how can it be that life continues on for most of us, but for them, life hit a roadblock. It just seems so strange. Continue reading →

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Eight Long Years

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Caryn

I can’t believe that it has been eight long years since my father-in-law, Walt Schulenberg passed away. He was such a big part of my life, and the lives of his whole family. His sense of humor and wit brightened our days, and made us laugh. He loved hearing the laughter of his family. Continue reading →

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A Dad First

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Caryn

My father-in-law, Walt Schulenberg was a hard working, but gentle and loving man. His family was everything to him. His job often took out of town on road construction. He was often gone for long periods of time on jobs. Continue reading →

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He Did It Out Of Love

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Caryn

Knowing that someone has been in Heaven for a long time, is a fact that doesn’t always register in our minds somehow, but on the anniversary of their passing, it somehow becomes shockingly clear. It was seven years ago today that my father-in-law, Continue reading →

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The Kid In Him

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Caryn

As another of my father-in-law, Walt Schulenberg’s birthday has arrived, I find myself unable to believe that he has been in Heaven for over six years now. Today, he would have been 90 years old. Somehow, I can’t imagine that … Continue reading →

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Great Dads

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Caryn

Since both of my dads, Al Spencer (my dad) and Walt Schulenberg (my father-in-law) are in Heaven now, I don’t have a dad on Earth to celebrate with, but my husband, Bob Continue reading →

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Life Is A Cycle

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Caryn

It makes me sad to think that my father-in-law, Walt Schulenberg has been in Heaven now for over 5 years….not sad for him, but for me. He was such a sweet man, and having him for a father-in-law was always … Continue reading →

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