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Peace And Happiness

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Caryn

As my daughter, Amy Royce’s birthday approached, I found myself looking back on her childhood. While Amy was my bigger baby, 7 pounds as opposed to her older sister, Corrie Petersen, who weighed 6 pounds 2½ ounces, it turned out that she had put all her effort into her pre-birth weight, Continue reading →

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Helping Daddy Drive

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Caryn

As long has there have been road trips with children, there have been bored children, asking, “When do we get there?” Continue reading →

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The World Gets Quiet

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Caryn

I’m not a huge fan of winter, but recently I saw something the mentioned how quiet it seems when it’s snowing, and I started thinking about the fact, that it really does seem quieter when it snows. I thought it … Continue reading →

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Peace…The Myth

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Caryn

Over the years, many people have done all they could to create a world of peace, but is that really possible? I don’t believe it is. There is always a nation or group of people who have something they don’t … Continue reading →

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Nobel Efforts

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Caryn

When Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives, died on December 10, 1896, he left a request in his will, that the bulk of his vast fortune be placed in a fund to finance an … Continue reading →

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Now, That’s Honor

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Caryn

In times of war, and even in times of peace, there is a group of people who stand always at the ready…prepared to go at a moments notice, into battle to defend this country and the freedoms we enjoy. They … Continue reading →

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Those Who Served

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Caryn

For those who have lost a veteran, in war or in peace, every day is a day to remember them. We loved them and now they are gone. We will forever miss them. Brave soldiers all, went out to right … Continue reading →

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The Mother Of Invention

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Caryn

Since time began, mothers have been trying to find a way to quiet a fussy baby, when there is work that needs to be done. Women have tried just about everything, probably even ear plugs in an effort to get … Continue reading →

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The Budge

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Caryn

When my granddaughter, Shai was a little girl, she was…well, a Drama Queen, as I think I have told you before. Many teenaged girls turn into Drama Queens for a time, but this was pretty much instantaneous for Shai. If … Continue reading →

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A Phone Of Their Own

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Caryn

Bob and I had always felt that our kids didn’t really need a phone in their room, and for the early years, they didn’t have one. But, when our girls reached the pre-teen years, we decided that since the phone … Continue reading →

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