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Feeling Useful

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Caryn

A few years ago, while my husband Bob and I were walking along the walking path near our home, we spotted a friend’s vegetable garden. It had gone from freshly plowed dirt to medium-sized plants almost overnight, so we knew … Continue reading →

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A Good Shepherd

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Caryn

My husband, Bob Schulenberg’s grandfather, Robert Knox was mostly a quiet man. Maybe that came from his years herding sheep. For me, thinking of Grandpa’s time as a shepherd, reminded me of Jesus as the good shepherd. This image doesn’t necessarily evoke memories Continue reading →

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Harvesting The Ice

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Caryn

Before the 1830’s, food was preserved by salting, spicing, pickling or smoking. The people back then had no refrigerators, so butchers slaughtered meat only for the day’s trade, as preservation for longer periods was not practical unless you made jerky … Continue reading →

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A Strong Man

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Caryn

About a month ago, my husband Bob and I went to visit family in Forsyth, Montana. We had a wonderful time visiting, reminiscing, and learning new family information. It was a trip we needed to take, because it had been … Continue reading →

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Dad And The Russian

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Caryn

In the United States, you don’t often expect to become friends with a Russian man, but that is exactly what happened with my dad, Allen Spencer. Dad was working at WOTCO in Casper at the time, and his friend, Vladimir … Continue reading →

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We Were Cousins

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Caryn

The other day, I was talking with my cousin, Shirley Cameron on instant message through Facebook, when she brought up an old memory…a blast from our past. Shirley’s mom, Ruth Wolfe was my dad, Allen Spencer’s younger sister, and our … Continue reading →

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Watching The Cows Eat

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Caryn

Kids have always had a fascination with animals. Any animal will do, but pets don’t seem to fall into the same category as other animals. I suppose that the reason for that is that after a little bit of time … Continue reading →

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Grandpa’s Vegetable Garden

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Caryn

Bob’s family lived out in the country when I first met and later married him. They wanted to be able to raise farm animals, if they wanted to, and they later did do, as did we, but they also liked … Continue reading →

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