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Waiting In Anticipation

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Caryn

My nephew, Chris Killinger is a very busy man these days. Chris is about to become a daddy again, and he is very excited to be growing his family with his wife, Lacey and children, Brooklynn and Jaxon. The upcoming … Continue reading →

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Love Does Not End

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Caryn

As the 41st anniversary of my sister, Alena Stevens’ marriage to the love of her life, Mike Stevens arrives, I am saddened, as is the rest of our family, that Alena isn’t here to celebrate it with her soulmate. Since … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Blessing

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Caryn

My nephew, Chris Killinger has been such a wonderful blessing to my niece, Lacey Killinger. He is so supportive of her endeavors, even “word of mouth” advertising for her beauty salon when she started it up. Chris and his two … Continue reading →

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A Completed Family

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Caryn

My niece, Lacey Killinger has had a banner year this year. Most of this past year was spent planning for and preparing for her wedding. There were fittings, parties, a bachelorette trip to New Orleans, all culminating in the wedding of her dreams on October 28, 2023. Continue reading →

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Life Just Keeps Getting Better

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Caryn

When my grand nephew, Jake Harman married his wife Melanie, everything changed for him. He his the jackpot that day, because Melanie is the perfect life partner for him. I have never seen him happier than at that time…if you don’t count Continue reading →

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To Become An Athlete

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Caryn

Few things can be more frustrating when we have decided to get in shape, that to have the gym we joined closed down. These days, in the light of the Coronavirus, and it’s many closures, Continue reading →

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Let The Fun Begin

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Caryn

During the week, my nephew, Sean Mortensen is a hard working family man. His loves, and top priorities are his girlfriend, Amanda Reed, and their daughter, Jaydn Mortensen, who arrived 14 years ago, the day before his birthday. She was … Continue reading →

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Behind The Shipwrecks

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Caryn

When a lake, or group of lakes, are almost the size of a small sea, with all the storm possibilities that go with a body of water the size of the sea, shipwrecks and other disasters on the water are … Continue reading →

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Fall Brings Football

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Caryn

My nephew, Steve Spethman is a great husband and dad. I have known Steve since he was twelve, and like most kids, he was carefree and a little mischievous. Nevertheless, he has grown into such a great man. Steve’s top … Continue reading →

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Work Hard…Play Hard

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Caryn

My nephew, Sean Mortensen is a mechanic for Anadarko, by trade. Since I have been married to a mechanic for 42 years, I can tell you that they work very hard. Being a mechanic, of any kind, is a hard … Continue reading →

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