Sure, I like newer movies, even funny ones, but these are on my “must-watch” list to get me in the spirit with a few happy tears. What movies are on your list? Continue reading My holiday movie favorites are sappy classics, like me
I am beginning to contemplate a time when those dishes might live somewhere else. I’m just not sure where. Continue reading Sorting out my china problem
I don’t remember the day my Papa came home from the war. But my parents remember. And they have … Continue reading Waiting for Papa
I knew first graders expected to learn to read. Furthermore, because they were six, they expected to learn right now! Continue reading How Eric Carle helped me keep a promise
“All my best friends move away; they get divorced or their husbands are transferred. All of them move, but not like this. Not with bombs and broken glass in the night and the FBI. Not like this.” Continue reading Losing a friend shouldn’t happen like this
Throughout my life, I’ve gone through cycles of birthday parties, bridal and baby showers. Now is the time for goodbyes. Continue reading Love is why I carry a hanky
Today is Flag Day, commemorating the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by the … Continue reading Stitching America back together
Lorraine & Oliver Today in 1947 these two youngsters began their life together. They met on a blind date, set … Continue reading Permanently pressed on our hearts
Almost twenty years ago I wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal about a trip to Ireland I took with … Continue reading Coming home to a place I’ve never been
My younger brother and I often laugh at the fact that we were indeed raised in a barn. Or what … Continue reading Were you raised in a barn? I was.
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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