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Celebrating Moms

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Caryn

When your mom and mother-in-law are in Heaven, Mother’s Day is forever changed. My mom, Collene Spencer went to Heaven on February 22, 2015, and my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg, went to Heaven on January 4, 2018. Last year on April … Continue reading →

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Country Girl Gone City

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Caryn

My mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg, was all about family. She spent her married life as a stay-at-home mom, but that did not mean that she didn’t work. Taking care of six children is simply no picnic. Between cooking meals for everyone, … Continue reading →

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Bittersweet Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Caryn

Once your mom and mother-in-law move to Heaven, Mother’s Day takes on a different kind of feel. This year, in addition to my mom, Collene Spencer and my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg being in Heaven, my sister, Alena Stevens, who was … Continue reading →

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Mom Love

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Caryn

Since both my mother, Collene Spencer and mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg are in Heaven now, Mother’s Day has taken on a new meaning. I think of my “moms” often, and I miss them both very much. They were a huge part of my life, and since I was part of the team that took care of them at the end of their lives, Continue reading →

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Carmel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Caryn

My mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg was stay-at-home mom for most of her life. She cooked and baked, as well as sewing, knitting, and crocheting, in addition to the normal stay-at-home mom duties. She was an excellent cook, and the thought of her baking prowess still makes my mouth water. Continue reading →

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Motherless Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Caryn

Each year I find myself more and more surprised at just how many years I have been without my moms. My mom, Collene Spencer left us February 22, 2015 and my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg left us January 4, 2018. Continue reading →

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Recognition Without The Name

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Caryn

It’s hard to believe that my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg has been in Heaven for four years now. Her passing took time. Alzheimer’s Disease is a slow killer, in comparison to other diseases. Continue reading →

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She Wasn’t Taking Any Chances

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Caryn

Today would have been my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg’s 89th birthday, but she went home to Heaven just over two years ago. She was born second of her parents’ 4 children. Her older brother Everett Knox passed away shortly after birth, due to a complicated birth, Continue reading →

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That Orphaned Feeling

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Caryn

It seems impossible to me that my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg could be gone now for two years. She was such a fighter, when it came to her health. There were a number of times that we thought we had lost her, Continue reading →

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The Convenience Of City Life

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Caryn

My mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg, was all about family. She spent her married life as a stay-at-home mom, but that did not mean that she didn’t work. Taking care Continue reading →

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