As 2024 is coming to an end, I was thinking of my 2025 goals. One of those goals is to start writing this blog again. I am back. Although that is all wonderful and stuff, the first post is a not great subject. The week before Thanksgiving this year, as we now believe, my grandma […]

Have you ever sat and thought about your dream house? Do you have your dream house? I remember seeing this big white house with a wrap-around porch by my great-grandparents’ house. I have always wanted my dream house to have a wrap-around porch. I could sit on the east side to watch the sunrise and […]

If you could go back in time and sit down to speak with one ancestor, who would it be? Why? What would you ask them? Who? The one ancestor that I would love to talk to is my grandfather, Elmer. Why? God took Elmer to His heavenly home at the age of 44 years young. […]

We all take pictures. Some of us like to be in front of the camera, while others prefer behind the lens. Which do you prefer? I prefer to be behind the lens. What kind of feelings do you have when you go back and look at those pictures? How often do you go back to […]

Have you ever wondered what life was like when your ancestors arrived in America? I believe ancestors from both sides of my family actually knew each other 70 years before my parents married. Those were direct ancestors on my father’s side and distant relatives on my mother’s side. My father’s side came over on the […]

What family favorite meals did you grow up eating? Do you make that meal for your family? If you remember my post Who am I? What am I doing? I listed a few of my favorite German foods. One of them is Knoephla soup. My Favorite German is my favorite above all other cuisines. Both […]