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Hope
My first introduction to this word came from the name of my first school, Hope Lutheran School in Seattle, Washington. It started out as just a word associated with my education but I soon discovered what it meant to hope – and the reasons why it was important. At that time, I hoped that I…
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Passion
You can have passion in your life in many different ways. For some their career is their passion, for others, that special someone who makes their heart skip a beat. Some have passion filled hobbies, and some have the zeal for life, nature, or a number of other things. You can typically look into each…
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Discovery
I see dragonflies everywhere. Mel got a tatto of a dragonfly on her wrist a year before she passed – and so we made sure that one was on her urn so we could remember that animal connection that she had created. Since her passing – I see dragonflies everywhere. Wether it is getting buzzed…
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Vulnerability
First off, I know it is past the end of the night…I’ve been trying to post every day before nidnight but tonight I was engrossed in conversation with some friends and could not stop the conversation until now. Yes, it was that good. The thing that kept me going was how open the conversation was…
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Friends
While I may have started out life with a limited friend group, the older I got – the larger my friend pool became. I have a few friends that I have known for most of my life having gone to school most of my super long-term friends, and some who I have only recently met.…
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Transformation
Change is hard. A few moments ago, I was lying in bed – about to go to sleep, when I though to myself “I made a promise to myself to blog as often as I can”. Working the OCF made the last 5 days almost impossible (It was not easy via phone), but I did…
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Rejuvenation
By definition, Rejuvenation is the act or process of making someone or something look or feel young, fresh, and energetic again. Ever since Melanee’s passing, I have not been able to shake the feeling of being overwhelmed and under pressure to do a lot of things even when no one was pushing. Kind of a…
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OCF
I used to think I could pull just about anything. 6ft 7in and 260 lbs. offers me the ability to use mass to enforce change. Today I learned that hauling a cooler full of ice equals an injured Jason. I am having lots of fun. We have to be up early to setup shop. My…
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Anticipation
It is scary to try new things and to challenge your status quo especially when you have had a shared status quo for so many years. I had lost the desire to go outside of my comfort zone and tried very hard to stay within the lines and not challenge anything other than my career.…
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Unpacking
I am currently packing for the 5 days that I will be spending at the Oregon Country Fair – working the at the General Store. I say that knowing full well that there may be more than one of them – but I’ll be working by one of the music stages and will be camping…