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Tag Archives: family
Those Little White Dashes
“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” — Mother Teresa As our family drove on an epic 4,000 mile family vacation this past week, we passed through a vast … Continue reading
Posted in In the world
Tagged family, highway dashes, people
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Some Gifts Can’t Be Wrapped
“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” — Jesse Jackson As you do your last minute shopping and wrapping, remember that one of the most valuable gifts you can give … … is the gift of your time. … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged Children, Christmas, family, Giving Our Time, giving time, presence, presents
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Measuring The Ripple Effect
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” — Scott Adams Unbelievably nice weather on the Oregon coast drew our family out to create a few ripples. While the kids … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, In the world
Tagged beach, family, Kindness, Making A Difference, ocean, ripples
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Never Forget. Act To Remember
“9/11 was a reminder that the bonds of family can be severed in an instant. They are essential, crucial, valuable, fragile.” — Peter Jennings On September 10th, 2001, almost 3000 people were not told they had one day to live. On September … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged 9/11, bonds, familial bonds, family, Giving Our Time, giving time, September 11
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Yes Dad, I Cleaned My Room
“Garbage clutters the house that has no dream.” — Mike Dolan Over time, a clean room sounds something like this. Age 4 – “Aww cwean!” Age 6 – “I did a good job cweaning my room!” Age 8 – “It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged Children, cleaning, dreams, family, giving time, Goals, helping others, house chores, house cleaning, messy house
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Who’s Missing?
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” — George Santayana, The Life of Reason Ever watch co-workers try to figure out who’s missing so they can start a meeting? It always takes a few seconds to remember that Fred is on vacation … Continue reading
Posted in In the community, Toastmasters
Tagged family, missing person, Toastmasters, whooping cough
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The Future Is In The Good Hands Of The Future Stars Family
There are times when a family extends beyond the family. Family was the theme of today’s meeting of Future Stars, a youth speaking and leadership group, modeled after a Toastmasters club. My children joined us which put about twenty kids … Continue reading
Posted in Toastmasters
Tagged courage, family, Future Stars, Inspiration, motivation, public speaking, Teenagers
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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 338 – You Think Your House Needs Work?
“Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.” — Bo Bennett I read somewhere that home improvement is a $300 billion business in the United States. If we spend $300 billion on home improvement, … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged Community, family, family time, home improvement, home repair, postaday2011, Time
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Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 335 – Thanksgiving Everyday
“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.” — Robert Caspar Linter As we finished our dinner this afternoon, I reflected on my childhood Thanksgivings. A day off school, the start of the Christmas season, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged family, gratitude, holidays, memories, postaday2011, Thank You, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving foods
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