by Elaine McAllister | Jul 4, 2025 | All Aboard! The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff, Ancestor Profiles, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs
The following story is not one I can claim as my own, however I can claim the featured person as an ancestor! My paternal grandfather wrote this (years ago) about the sister of his grandma, and because it has to do with Independence Day (1912), I thought I’d...
by Elaine McAllister | Jun 24, 2025 | Faith, Family, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Prayer, Thankfulness, Trusting God
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my uncle (Jim) who was killed in Vietnam in 1969. When his older brother (David) was drafted later that year, our family was devastated to learn he, too, was being sent to the front lines in that jungle war. That blog Is There...
by Elaine McAllister | Jun 15, 2025 | Ancestor Profiles, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Memories, Mini-Memoirs, Perspective, Thankfulness, Trusting God
Vietnam was once an ugly, never-to-be-forgotten war zone where young Americans died at a much-too-rapid pace. Soldiers trudged through steamy jungles where ugliness was up close and personal, while a different kind of torture plagued their friends and families back...
by Elaine McAllister | Jun 15, 2025 | Faith, Family, Life, Memories, Perspective, Prayer, Trusting God
Vietnam was once an ugly, never-to-be-forgotten war zone where young Americans died at a much-too-rapid pace. Soldiers trudged through steamy jungles where ugliness was seen up close and personal. A different kind of torture plagued their friends and families back...
by Elaine McAllister | May 20, 2025 | Ancestor Profiles, Faith, Family, Generational Storytelling, Life, Mini-Memoirs, Trusting God
Four-year-old Susan happily played with her older sister and brothers on the deck of the S.S. Teutonia as the steady waves of the North Atlantic Ocean lulled newborn Abraham to sleep. It was late August of 1874 when the Jacob and Susanna Block family embarked on this...
by Elaine McAllister | May 13, 2025 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Faith, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Memories, Simplify, Thankfulness, Travel
Food? Check. Clothes? Check. Linens? Check. Toiletries? Check. Jim and I were packed, loaded, hitched, and ready to hit the road with our fur-baby, Shotgun who loves to ride shotgun between us. This lightweight, refurbished, new-to-us travel trailer perfectly suited...
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