Tag: Family
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Giving Thanks For Family
The holidays bring about some difficult truths for some of us. Everyone in this life suffers and everyone suffers loss of a friend and family member. Over the years we see holes in our family gatherings. This year it’s still fresh… September wasn’t that far ago. Although, I am certain my Dad, his sisters and…
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The Day After Veterans Day
Veterans Day may be over, but our servicemen and women live with the memories and the pain every day. The cards I received from Uncle Tom all those years ago brought back my own memories. The men I have had the honor to interview their stories are in my head the context in which our…
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Uncle Tom in Germany
“As soon as I got to the states they said everybody’s orders have been flagged. So you go home and about 2 weeks later almost time up for my leave time and I had received a package with my new orders. They sent me to Fort Riley Kansas which was still close to home and…
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A Girl’s Default Dreams
Most little girls have dreams of their future wedding. We all do! The dreams change throughout the years depending on various events and just what life brings to our lives. Yet we still have our ideas that we saw growing up in other family and friends weddings over the years. Some ideas can be changed,…
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College Memories
I began college at Oakland City University in the Spring Semester. Which means I started in the middle of winter. My first big winter weather storm didn’t take long to happen. In fact I was afraid I wouldn’t get home that week at all. We had a lot of snowfall down south. During this week…
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Family and Loss; Army Style
Grandpa Freddy was personally selected to be the man for Rosemary by his future Mother-in-law. She was another force to be reckoned with like his own Mother. Jeannette Swan Robert was a woman who was dealt some harsh blows in her life. Her husband, the father of her 3 girls died in 1944 Rosemary was…
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Hoosiers Everywhere Are Mourning
Growing up in Southern Indiana there aren’t too many of us who don’t know the name Bobby Knight. This coach is legendary and my Dad just happens to also be a high school basketball player back in his day. I have seen the video of him throwing the chair multiple times in my life even…
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Sunday School
As a girl who was taught to respect scripture current events boggle my mind. Israel is a special nation for God; they have been treated both with disdain and with special credence throughout history. The Bible shows us their history specifically. This either shows my age or the fact this younger generation doesn’t respect history.…
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A House
Have you ever thought about losing or having to sell your house? Or maybe a relative’s house? Do you get emotional thinking about the history and memories made in your home? I admit I do. Grandpa’s death when I was a teenager gave me a whole new perspective on life and memories and knowledge of…
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Our Family Journal
Big Clifty was magnificent to see with little effort I might say. Little Clifty was the exact opposite. I have finally walked off my soreness from that day, but it did take several days. Look at how dry this riverbed is… We walked down so many steps just to see a fairly dry bank. The…
Jewells of Thought 