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Gabriel’s Story
This is a true story of our beloved son, Gabriel.
It all started with the ultrasound at Mad River Community Hospital. The ultrasound revealed [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Scott Hammond
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The following is an outline of my award-winning Toastmasters International Speech Contest presentation.
It is an outline showing the process of what I work from as I develop a contest speech.
These are only highlight points and I color in the rest with the pertinent stories.
I Hope this might help someone developing a speech and or [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Scott Hammond
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This is new and guaranteed to make you laugh a bit.
Thanks to my friends Tim and Art I now have my 1st video!
Thanks for taking a quick minute and giving me some valuable feedback on my Become a Better Father Video on You Tube….
Your opinion in valuable to me so be [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Scott Hammond
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What will they say about you when you are gone?
Good? Bad? Nothing? Angry? Sad? Fun? In the moment? Disengaged?…What will it be?
How about you making that decision now and be intentional about how you are living/parenting?
YOU can decide how you will be, react, respond, live, speak think, and act.
This will certainly gage how others (esp. [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2008 by Scott Hammond
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Everyone said, “You need to write a book”.
The thought that “the book just wrote itself” is a lot of malarkey.
I’m finding there’s a whole lot of prep time, content development, procrastination, and research that goes into writing a book.
I know I have never procrastinated more in my life…
I think the best thing I can [...]
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Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by Scott Hammond
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Gabriel’s Story
This is a true story of our beloved son, Gabriel.
It all started with the ultrasound at Mad River Community Hospital. The ultrasound revealed the possibility of Down syndrome. Gabe had a 1 in 3 chance of having Down .
That question haunted us until Gabe’s birth.
My wife Joni was assigned a month’s bed [...]
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Posted on February 29th, 2008 by Scott Hammond
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Remember, there are many things in life that are far more important than the size of your investment portfolio or the size of your latest paycheck.
Too often in our capitalistic society, we place too much emphasis on financial achievement and too little on the importance of living a purpose driven life.
Family… your spouse, your [...]
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Posted on December 12th, 2007 by Scott Hammond
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Law or grace?
That is the question…
How do you deal with your children and those around you when you’re angry, frustrated, tired, and burned out?…
Do you…
YELL and raise your voice ?
Play the martyr and do the silent treatment?
Cuss and swear and scream?
Dole out corporal punishment in the name of training ,control, and authority…
In other words, how [...]
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Posted on December 11th, 2007 by Scott Hammond
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Really listen. Listening creates clear communication by giving undivided attention and encouraging expression of feelings. Have real conversations, when you both listen and respond/react to each other.
Encourage family activities. A sense of belonging is developed by doing things together, from social activities like driving to the store, going on an outing, [...]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Scott Hammond
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Mastering the Art of Encouragement.
It’s amazing how everyone needs encouragement, but is so reluctant to give it.
It costs so little to give, but can yield such high dividends. We cannot afford to overlook this key life habit.
The investment of encouragement can truly build up ourselves, our kids, our spouses, and our communities.
Encouragement [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Scott Hammond
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