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7/30/17 Strength

Good news!! Wil is awake and planning on going to lunch with friends... send him strength! He had a bad Friday, a "meh" Sat with lots of joint pain, but walking... and this morning he is medicated and motivated to see his friends. #wegotthis
A beautiful person who guided my life in many ways used to pick a word of the year and share it in her Christmas letters. Every year since then for over 25 years I pick a word on New Years Eve and use it as a compass to guide my upcoming year...not sure she know how much of an influence she continues to have over my life.
The picture below is the word I chose for 2017. (I made it with Legos in my sister's basement 😍 while we were doing a NYE challenge from another dear family friend-wow I have awesome people ..it was chosen for the physical things I was going to accomplish this year... but WOW did I need it more than I could have ever imagined.
Thanks to everyone who gives us strength... much love from the Ohlers.

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