We Are All Meant to Shine!

Author: Michelle Fairchild

  • Mojo Monday ~ More of Lizzie’s Family Stories

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    The story of Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues….   (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) One humorous story concerning the three little girls happened about this time.  In their Sunday school attendance they had been hearing much about the power of prayer.  The greatest hope of these three little girls was to have a fully…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Better Days for Lizzie and Family

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    The story of Elizabeth Talmer Roberts Shepherd continues…. (The beginning of Lizzie’s story can be located here.) It was in 1897 that Lizzie’s children got their first chance to go to school.  The people of the community donated logs to build a 16 x 32 feet school house.  Reverend L.D. Thompson donated two acres of ground…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Tragedy Strikes

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    When we last left off with the story of Lizzie an accident had just occurred. On the family’s return trip from Billings, Montana the older children were walking along the roadside picking flowers.  Five year old Electra who was riding in the wagon decided she wanted to pick flowers too and while climbing down, slipped and fell.…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Hardships for Lizzie and Family

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    The continuing story of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts Shepherd.   The first installment began here. In the spring of 1893 Lizzie’s husband Rollins Don Carlos Shepherd decided to move the family into the Big Horn Basin area of Wyoming.  The Church of Latter Day Saints had encourage the settlement of this area and Rollins Don…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Lizzie’s Adventure Continues

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    The story of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Talmer Roberts continues from the previous Mojo Monday… When they reached New York on April 23, 1883 Lizzie’s son was still very ill and she began to fear that they would be quarantined by the immigration and custom service.  She had him wrapped up in a blanket and as the…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Getting to Know Your Ancestors

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    As I have come across written stories and biographies of some of my ancestors I have found them to be fascinating. It becomes so much more real and I gain this sense that people are people, no matter the era. Reading about them takes them from being just names or photographs to real living individuals who…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Furry Family

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    Once upon a time (around September of 1996) a stray can showed up on my front porch.  He was adorable with a little round head, bright green eyes and the softest short coat of fur ever.  The little guy adopted me and basically took up residence at the house.  Here is a photo of adorable…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Looking Back & Looking Forward While Staying Present

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    Looking Back lin·e·age ˈlinēij/ noun 1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. synonyms: ancestry, family, parentage, birth, descent, line, extraction, derivation,genealogy, roots, origin, background, heritage, dual heritage; stock,bloodline, breeding, pedigree   My blog writing, besides coming from those stories that inspire me personally and topics that I wish to share with others, is…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Ancestry

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    A number of years ago I got into doing some genealogy.  Maybe it is the history lover in me.  Maybe it is my curious nature.  My last foray into delving into the history records was before I had twins. Plenty of things fell to the wayside after I became a mom.  Recently though as my husband…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Fun Deficit Disorder

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    Sometimes I can be really serious.  I am sensitive to world events.  My heart hurts when there are painful and sad things happening.  I struggle with the big issues regarding injustice, violence against women and children, as well as hurtful actions against animals, which is why I adopted a vegan diet 6 years ago.  I…