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family matters
Our families help determine who we will become.


Celebrating Stars and Stripes: a flag for all seasons
",,,our ancestors fought to start this country, and then they fought to save it. That’s how important it is. Don’t ever forget that.”

Martie C
Apr 2, 202410 min read


Separate Lifetimes: the hidden residents of Hackberry Creek
On the final morning of her life, Foxy’s nose was still in fine form. Though aged, drugged, weary, and suffering from several ailments,...

Martie C
May 4, 20226 min read


Finding your family Bravehearts
Genealogy definitely was not a priority for me most of my life. My mother was from Illinois, my father from Ohio, and they ended up in...

Martie C
Feb 2, 20215 min read


Thanksgiving at home and away
Like most things in life, Thanksgiving is what you make of it. The mad rush by so many people to get home to family and friends this...

Martie C
Nov 25, 20206 min read
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