Tag: genealogy

• Writing Prompt:

  What are you most proud of in your life? Well first of all anytime I see the word proud I think of what scripture says. God does not like those who are boastful or prideful. The word pride has been twisted into pride months for groups who definitely boast in disgusting ways. Yet there is…

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  October 20, 2025

  Writing Prompt

  ancestors, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2097, faith, Family, genealogy, generations, Germany, God, humility, jesus, new Jerusalem, pride

• Life Is Crazy

  Since the attempted assassination two weeks ago politics have gotten just as crazy. Sunday was inevitable, but not a surprise. Yet the message was clear something was happening behind the scenes to make such a sudden change. Summers always go too fast. Time with my niece is still too short, but moments we cherish. The…

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  July 25, 2024

  God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  anxious, aunts, cherish, crazy, dog, Family, family-history, fiction, genealogy, Grandmas, life, memories, midnight, nieces, politics, quality time, short, summers, tiresome

• Wonderful and Unusual

  My summer has officially begun as of last Friday. Somehow my niece has shaken up our usual schedule and we don’t know what’s going on except for a couple of facts. One being that my Dad and brother head to work at nearly 4 and Selena knows she wants to be out if we are…

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  June 21, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  aunts, birthday, cake, conversation, elders, Family, genealogy, grandma, Grandmas, grandparents, history, intergenerational conversation, party, stories, time, uncles

• Father’s Day Sunday

  Last night I was kind of thinking about the day’s events and it hit me how blessed I am. I have 3 church families who are so vastly interconnected through interactions of family and movement of friends going to different places. I would never have thought that last week I would be talking to a…

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  June 17, 2024

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  cards, Christian, church, Family, Father’s Day, genealogy, Grandmas, grilling, hamburgers, homemade cards, memories, mental-health, messages, receptions, religion, Sunday School, writing

• Celebrating a Once In A Life-Time Moment

  The restaurant was Biaggi’s down in Evansville. It was wonderful food and a beautiful space. Do you see the ledge of the hearth on the fireplace remember that as you read more! The Alsman Family hasn’t been together like this in years. Of the 3 Alsman children Maxine, Horace and Fred one died at the…

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  December 16, 2023

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  100th Birthday, amazing food, birthday celebration, Family, family ties, family-history, genealogy, generations, history, love, memories, moments, multiple generations, precious time, wonderful lady