December 2007 Shared Stories

Gift from a Sheltie

shared by aspen47

I had a Sheltie, a beautiful girl, who was almost 12 years old lastValentine's day when she had to be put to sleep. She was dying fromkidney and heart failure and she "told" us when it

An Unexpected Kindness

shared by marysee

We had had a huge snowstorn through our area and the snow was knee-deep in my driveway and lawn.  I have two adopted handicapped boys, one with cerebral palsy and one with spina bifida, and we h

Kind Little Neighbors

shared by emilyhuffhines

When my family and my mom's sister's family moved onto the same street within a matter of months of one another, we found our new neighbors to be an elderly couple.  They have no childre

Locked keys in car

shared by Nancy Swanson

It was right before Christmas this year and I was on a mission running errands--too much to do in one day!  I stopped in at my favorite florist, Gainan's in Billings, bought a few gifts and

Sharing from Beyond the Grave

shared by qponclipper

My sister passed away at the age of 59 in November 2007 as a result of complications from a lung transplant she had in December 2006. I received a sympathy card from one of the pastors at my church a

Ruckus at the Nursing Home.

shared by darrel smith

                                  

1974

shared by darrel smith

             In Columbia City, Indiana on Christmas Day, in the Year 1974.     I remenber going along with my Mother (

A Gift for Dog Lovers

shared by copper

What agift

Acts of Kindness--Setting an Example

shared by 4bassets4me

Sometimes we parents don't think the kids are paying attention to the lessons we are trying to set by example, but this shows they really do!  I am the director of Bluegrass Basset Rescue, I

MARVIN EDWARD SHOLAR, IS NAVY WW II

shared by Jim Sholar

MARVIN EDWARD SHOLAR was born August 12, 1912 in Grady County, Georgia, and died March 16, 1985 in Leon County, Florida. He was the son of Samuel Curtiss Sholar and Hannah McMillan. He married PATRIC

HENRY LEWIS SHOLAR, US NAVY WW II USS BACHE DD 470

shared by Jim Sholar

HENRY LEWIS SHOLAR, son of  Emit Henry Sholar and Rutha Belle Chadwick. He was born July 17, 1914 in Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee, and died April 23, 1996 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN.

Huertgen Forest and Beyond

shared by weinert1

For many years, my husband, John R. Weinert did not speak at length of his army combat experiences in WWII.  Recently John and his foxhole buddy, Al Miller, were reunited after sixty three years

Cleland Franklin Carr, US Navy WWII

shared by Jim Sholar

Cleland Franklin Carr was the son of Nello Carr and Irma Edith Isom. He was born January 05, 1921 in Christopher, Illinois, and died November 07, 1994 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married EUNICE

James Bell Sholar, Jr. Wounded on Peliliu WWII

shared by Jim Sholar

James Bell Sholar, Jr. was the son of James Bell Sholar and Mary Gaines. He was born December 04, 1919, and died May 02, 1973 in Hopkinsville, KY.  James B Sholar grew up near the to

THE MIGHTY NINETY

shared by Ralph Perna

Wher do I send it??

WO 1 Edwin Franklin Sholar from Murray, KY - KIA Vietnam June 04, 1969

shared by Jim Sholar

Edwin Franklin Sholar was born March 04, 1947 in Murray, KY son of Elmer F. Sholar and Emma Higgins. He and his sister, Linda Faye, grew up in a loving Christian home, attended the local Baptist chur

What my Dad Kept From Me as a Child

shared by sister

My Dad would never discuss his involvement in the War, just telling me that it was something I didn't need to know at my age.  My grandmother, however, showed me photos of the prisoners that

WWII - From North Africa to Germany - Corporal Hershel Kiedell Sholar US Army WWII

shared by Jim Sholar

   Hershel Kiedell Sholar, "Kiedell"as he was known by family and friends in Trigg County, KY grew up on a farm with his brothers and sisters in the southern part of Tri

Conflict Far from General

shared by ed streker

All members families from beirut lebanon 1983 includes myself as a purple heart recipient and part of the cleanup from bombing 23oct1983.  To remind you and all this was the first terrorist acti