Tag Archives: holidays

His Love Of Family

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Caryn

My youngest grandchild, Josh Petersen is a husband and daddy these days. Josh has known his wife, Athena since they were in middle school together. They have three young sons, Justin, Axel, and Cristian now, and another baby due in … Continue reading →

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Tablecloths

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Caryn

Tablecloths…usually used to dress up a table, often for a holiday dinner these days, were not always used for that purpose. Children wiping their mouths on tablecloths isn’t generally acceptable at the dinner table these days, but that was their original use! It was like a community napkin. Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Week

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Caryn

Like most holidays, Valentine’s Day has different meanings for different groups of people. At one time, back in the 400s, it was to celebrate the coming of Spring. It was also a day to celebrate two saints named Valentine. Continue reading →

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Reality Sets In

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Caryn

My sisters, Cheryl Masterson, Caryl Reed, Alena Stevens, Allyn Hadlock, and I were group texting yesterday, as we often do. It gives us the chance to be together, without needing to be in the same room. We love those conversations, … Continue reading →

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Just Like Her

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Caryn

When Bob’s aunt, Margee Kountz was born, her oldest sister, my mother-in-law, Joann was dating and planning her wedding to my father-in-law, Walter Schulenberg. He was working in another town, and so they wrote letters back and forth, because they … Continue reading →

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Home For Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Caryn

When a child goes away to college, there are so many emotions that both the parents and the child feel. The child goes through homesickness, and the parents are trying really hard to adjust to this new independence that their … Continue reading →

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No Matter How Far

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Caryn

When my niece, Andrea was a little girl, she was so cheerful. She loved to laugh and joke. She loved it when her grandparents and other family members came to visit her family in Washington. She would always get so excited … Continue reading →

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Cousin Friends…The Next Generation

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Caryn

Our family has always been very close. We spend holidays together, birthdays together, go to church together, and often just get together, so it is not surprising that we have had several of the kids over the years who, as … Continue reading →

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A Hint Of Loneliness

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Caryn

As I was helping my sister-in-law, Brenda and my daughter, Corrie with some projects around Brenda’s house today, we started talking about Christmas Eve, which is always held at Brenda’s house. The talk was really about planning for the upcoming … Continue reading →

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House…So Lonely

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Caryn

Can a house feel lonely? Well, maybe not the house itself exactly, but it really can take on that feel after the loss of a loved one, and the moving of the other to a nursing home. We have been … Continue reading →

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