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Fifty Years Of Memories

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Caryn

Who would have thought that this day would come? Fifty years ago, my husband, Bob Schulenberg…the love of my life…and I said our “I dos” and stepped out into a lifetime of love and great memories. I am actually so … Continue reading →

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Reflections On God’s Blessings

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Caryn

Thanksgiving…a day of reflection on the events of the year that has passed and the blessings we have been given. Many people think of Thanksgiving as just a day to eat a big meal, and watch the parade or a football game, but that isn’t its real purpose at all. Continue reading →

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Barbie Is…Old

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Caryn

The day after the debut of the Barbi doll on March 9, 1959, at the American Toy Fair in New York City, the doll had become an instant sensation. Basically, her debut makes Barbie 63 years old. The old girl has aged very well. Continue reading →

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Sweet Grandma Knox

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Caryn

My husband’s grandmother, Nettie Knox liked the unique things that made up her life. She was six months older than Grandpa Robert Knox, and she liked that. When her birthday came around, she would tease him that she was now older and wiser than he was. Continue reading →

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My Second Act

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Caryn

Recently, while watching a couple of television shows, I noticed that the latest term for retirement is Second Act, and I found that term to be rather interesting at this particular time in my own life. As my retirement Continue reading →

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Starting A New Chapter

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Caryn

Caryn became part of our family on March 1, 1975…over 44 years ago, when she married my brother Bob!!! Little did any of us know at that time that Caryn would become such an important part of the Schulenberg family. Continue reading →

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Special Date Night

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Caryn

Many people think of some of the so-called commercial holidays, as being just a racquet to get people to spend money on candy, flowers, and cards Continue reading →

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The New Father’s Day

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Caryn

For people who don’t have a dad on Earth, Father’s Day always arrives with a hint of sadness. Most of us would love to have just one more day, just one more moment to spend with our dad again, but … Continue reading →

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Sweet Baby Girl

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Caryn

Becoming parents for the first time is such an amazing thing. You are in awe of the beautiful gift God has given you, and you can’t wait to see them grow and become the person they are destined to be. … Continue reading →

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She’s Not Home

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Caryn

Not every great grandmother is so blessed to have a really close relationship with their great grandchildren, and it is even more rare with the youngest of twenty great grandchildren, in which the oldest one is twenty four. My mother, … Continue reading →

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