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  Marshall - bondChristian

  8 months ago

  I love how often the most difficult times in our lives, the real struggles, move us into some of the best changes. Having a family business go under is lousy, but it's amazing to see what that event spawned for you.
  
  “…in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.” – 2 Corinthians 8:2
  
  Thank you for sharing.
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  Ron H

  8 months ago

  Great and inspiring story.
  
  What I liked about this family is, there focus IS NOT on taking a 6 month vacation or taking a vow of poverty it's about getting more time to spend with the people that are most important and living a more stress free lifestyle.
  
  Sure we all want and need time off but one thing that I do not like about the lifestyle design is, there is way to much foucs on taking months off to travel to distant places. That's fine, but I'd actually like to WORK more doing the things I love and spend time nurturing current relationships and creating new friends.
  
  Great story.
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  Nicole

  8 months ago

  Yes this is another shining example of moving toward a quality life. I also concur with Ron H., that sometimes lifestyle design that involves travel to distant places is a wonderful pursuit for some, and for others like Lisa it's about having time to take care of one's self, family, and work with joy doing things that may or may not have an immediate financial perk--but will likely evolve into that realm, as did the family's new friends.
  
  I so appreciate Lisa's story. Best wishes Lisa and thank you Clay for continuing to support us on these paths.
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  Lisa

  8 months ago

  Thanks for the supportive comments. By keeping the focus on our family and spending quality time together, we are able to keep things in perspective. Thanks for reading!
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  Ron H

  8 months ago

  You're welcome Lisa.
  
  You're doing a fantastic job. You're an inspiration to us all. I hope you keep us up to date and every now and again give us a progress report. Continued success to you and your family!
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  efile

  6 months ago

  Sometimes a well-meaning friend might express sorrow for what we’ve experienced these past few years. It always takes me aback, because I don’t think of us as having an unhappy or particularly difficult life. Frankly, I consider us lucky, because we’ve been given a second chance. It’s amazing how empowering it has been to simply let go of the collective American dream and focus on what it is that will make us really happy. And I know that one day soon, we’ll look at each other and know that all this hard work has been worth it.
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