Hero

Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”

01.16.2012 Hero
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The other day I had to explain to my six year old daughter who Dr. Martin Luther King was and why he was important. It was a great conversation with an innocent little girl.  I thought I would take the time to share the Dr. King’s speech. Here is the video and below is the [...]

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Utah Triathlete Trying to Break World Record and Earn Money for Charity

10.18.2011 Charity
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Last year I blogged about a local Utah triathlete  James Lawrence who was raising money to build damns in drought plagued Africa by racing in triathlons when mid way through his bike was destroyed by Delta Airlines. Well James is back. James plans to set a Guinness Book of World Records mark by racing in 30 Ironman [...]

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Halloween 5k & Fun Run to Help Raise Money for Family to Adopt a Child

10.10.2011 Charity
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Some charities are much more personal.  This is one of them. I have some friends who are trying to earn money so that they can adopt a child.  As part of their fundraising efforts they are doing a 5k Halloween Fun Run. 5k Halloween Fun Run Saratoga Springs, Utah. Date: Saturday October 22, 2011 Registration/ [...]

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“Fixing Autism”

09.21.2011 Hero
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My story World Autism Awareness Day

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America’s Newest Hero, Sgt. Dakota Meyer Rescued 36 Guys Under Fire

09.16.2011 Hero
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I find it awe inspiring in a society of me firsts and the gimme gimmes, those who live to tell their tales of bravery don’t brag, they don’t fret.  They almost always are humble volunteers in our nations armed forces. Marine Sargent Dakota Meyer doesn’t consider himself a hero. Unfortunately there are no better words [...]

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Utah Food Bank BackPack Program

08.17.2011 Hero
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Did you know that there are hungry children in Utah? According to the Utah Food Bank more than 600 children in Utah rely on their The BackPack Program. The program  is designed to meet the needs of hungry children at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations. The Utah Food Bank provides [...]

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Life Isn’t Fair

07.03.2011 Hero
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This is one of my good friend Jon’s students who was featured on KBYU TV. If you think you have insurmountable problems how about going blind and then deaf.  

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Happy Birthday Les Paul

06.09.2011 Guitar
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Today is the birthday of one of my heroes, Les Paul.   Les Paul was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor.  He was a pioneer in the development of the sold-body electric guitar (See my Les Paul) which is the backbone to the sound of rock and roll. Paul is also credited with [...]

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D-Day + 67 Years

06.06.2011 Hero
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Today is the 67 anniversary of D-Day. It’s hard to conceive or even comprehend the epic scope of this battle.  Operation Overlord was the largest air, land and sea operation ever undertaken. The D-Day invasion included more than 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and over 150,000 service men. It took years of meticulous planning and endless [...]

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An Unexpected Surprise at Wal-Mart

06.05.2011 Hero
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Yesterday I had the miserable responsibility to visit Wal-Mart in American Fork on a Saturday afternoon.  It was the typical hell that it is, packed to the brim with family shoppers.  I won’t go into detail about the hell but I will share with you a moving experience. As I walked from the back of [...]

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