by Roseanna | May 30, 2021 | Written Stories, Ukraine, United States of America (USA), Michigan, Family Memories, Family Stories
by Becky Van Fleet There’s no place like home. No, I’m not writing about Dorothy. I am writing about my paternal grandfather, Taras William Troyanenkov. I am writing about a man of many homes, a man of honor, perseverance, and a family man. I never knew my Grandpa...
by Roseanna | May 30, 2021 | Written Stories, Faith and Religion, Oregon
by Cara Grandle The sun bore down on Erik Halverson’s back as he stood hip-deep in the cool Molalla River. People swam and sunbathed all around him on this mid-July scorcher. Erik and Bobby, the neighbor boy, stopped to watch a man in denim cutoffs do a cannonball off...
by Roseanna | Dec 31, 2020 | Written Stories, United States of America (USA), Family Memories
by Becky Van Vleet I was devastated when my dear mother left earth for heaven when I was only 23 years old. My husband and I had not yet celebrated our second anniversary. I felt so cheated. I will never forget the day my daddy asked me and my sisters to go through...
