Category Archives: America

Sheltering in Place–Another Tunnel to Go Through

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

        When I first heard the words “sheltering in place,” that everyone would have to stay at home and not gather with family or friends for several weeks, I instantly thought “Oh no, not another tunnel.” Then … Continue reading →

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Remembering our Veterans … Freedom is not free

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

Veterans Day – memories of the past are very real today and I’m remembering all of my family who served. I wonder if the brave warriors had not fought if we would be living as free as we are today. … Continue reading →

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Nothing is the Same…When Right was Right and Wrong was Wrong

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

        Life was so much simpler when I was a child in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Watching the news the past few years and again this last week, I am deeply saddened by America and the … Continue reading →

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So who’s Calling the Shots…?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

    Do you ever turn on the news or read a newspaper or article and wonder who is calling the shots? I remember a time when I heard or read the news and I didn’t feel sad or mad … Continue reading →

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In the blink of an eye … everything can change forever

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

        In light of what is happening in our country today, my mind has run rampant again, you know this nit-picky mind of mine, and I need to remember a gentler time in America. I remember when … Continue reading →

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Just sayin’ …Where in the world did it all go?

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

    Many of us who’ve watched the political scene in America for decades are wondering what happened to honesty and integrity. We can remember when a man’s word was his bond. We remember when truth was significant. We remember … Continue reading →

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Who is Joshua Davenport?

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

    Getting to know the people of The Davenport Dilemma…   Joshua Davenport might be your next door neighbor or the man down the street… He just might be the man mowing the yard, or walking the dog, or … Continue reading →

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There’s something about a tattered and torn flag …

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

There’s something about a tattered and torn flag that speaks to me. It speaks of the many years it has flown over America, of my childhood and standing up every morning in the classroom saying the Pledge of Allegiance. It … Continue reading →

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December 7, 1941, a date which lives in infamy … and tears flowed all over America

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

      Pearl Harbor — President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed December 7, 1941, “A date which will live in infamy.” It has been 74 years since that vicious attack. It was one of those times in our lives where … Continue reading →

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A “Great Depression” Wedding …

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

The Great Depression, Marietta, Oklahoma, a big city, and a red dress — what do they have in common? Nothing at all, except it was when and where my mother and dad got married. On August 26, 1932, eighty-three years … Continue reading →

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