family things
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Breakfast with Elephants.
This morning, my family got up and went to a preview of the new elephant exhibit in the Oregon Zoo. It is one of the largest in the world. I went to the zoo a couple of times while the habitat was under construction but the whole thing made my jaw drop. Once we had seen Read more
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November 26 : Today.
What a wonderful concept – a full day to just be thankful for all of the things I have been blessed with and seen and lived right now. All of the great experiences and not so great experiences because I learned something from them all and because I grew from them all. I was awakened Read more
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Young A may be a future coffee drinker.
I say that because she is the most adamant non-morning person in our house. I come through, open her door, wish her a “Good Morning,” and after I leave I can hear her murmur something, close her door and lock it. I was not a morning person when I was younger, but I think she Read more
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Put first things first.
Turning forty gave me an amazing clarity and urgency about the practice of living out my priorities, just like the video. A week ago, I was in Louisiana with my family. It was another of those situations, exactly like Las Vegas, when I was in the exact place where I needed to be. I got Read more
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