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Episode 59 Crissy Christian

Crissy Christian is a mom to two adopted kiddos who have grown into amazing humans.


She also fosters dogs to give them confidence and security to become members of new families.

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Episode 58 Sara Rea

Sara Rea, my oldest daughter has had a number of career choices throughout the years. 

Covid and life situations caused her to seek something completely different— Long haul truck driving!

Only 1% of drivers are women- welcome to a men's world. 

She's found that it isn't anything a gal isn't fit to do.... 
Time to reflect
Great pay
Working alone

Who wouldn't want to pursue that??

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Episode 57 Soriah Curtis

Soriah Curtis grew up as one of seven children.
Her dad had been a marine and they moved a number of times.
Being from an abusive family drove her to excel in everything- 
soccer, gymnastics and academics.
She spent her junior year of high school as an exchange student to Denmark,
an experience which turned out to be anything but what she expected.
She returned to a downward spiral until she found out she could join the
reserves, where she once again excelled.
She has now found meaning with a group of young adults.

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Episode 56 Kim Rose Adams

LINKS:
Outdoor Photograph and Product Design
Instagram
Etsy

Today's guest is Kim Rose Adams.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina forced her to move and find other opportunities.
She was able to take advantage of reduced college costs in Oregon for refugees and finished her photography degree at Oregon State University.

She currently works as a full time photographer and in her spare time
volunteers at the Wildlife Center of the North Coast where she cares for
and photographs wild birds.


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Episode 55 Amanda Rohne

Amanda Rohne has lived in Brownsmead, Oregon since  
when she married Dirk Rohne and became a dairy farmer's wife.

She is the mother of two.

She spent the first two years of her life living in her parents' mortuary and later became a mortician.

She organized the Scandinavian festival

She is currently coordinating all events at the Brownsmead Grange.


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Episode 54 Leslie Grelle

Leslie Grelle spent five years in Italy, learning Italian, and training horses.
When she returned to the US she began riding classes for:
Native American youth
Inner city kids
Gang shelters
Oregon Council of Hispanic Advancement
Oregon Advocacy Commission Office
She moved to California and started horsemanship experiences for the blind
Coachella Valley Braille Institute

Travel in Israel with Omri

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Episode 53 Amy Miles

Amy Miles was adopted as a premature infant.

After she was married and held her babies in her arms she wondered if she could
find her birth mother so she could thank her for giving her up for adoption.

Things didn't turn out as planned.

What she found out rocked her world.

Survivor's network
Melissa Ohden Survived an Attempt on her Life
 


17,855 babies have survived an abortion since 1973

600 survivors have been connected through Abortion Survivors Network.

The mission is to create a world where the incidence of failed abortions and the lives of survivors is openly discussed and accepted, and survivors and their families are supported and healed. 

If you, or someone you know, is a survivor, there is help and hope at abortionsurvivors.org

#abortionsurvivor#amymiles#adoptionisanoption#findingyourbirthmom#godhasaplanforme


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Summer Spell on the field taking notes

Episode 52 Summer Spell

Summer Spell graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Global Studies. She spent a semester in Uganda staying with a host family.  She did an internship with elderly farmers who were struggling agains poverty. She listened to stories from 80-90 year olds. They talked a lot about the changes in the weather patterns since they were young. It used to be predictable, to the day, but in the last decade, the pattern has fallen apart. The sun was getting harsher on their crops.

She participated in creating a documentary about these people and the effects.

CLICK for link to the documentary trailer

Recommended reading:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
The Story of More by Hope Jahren
The Biggest LIttle Farm documentary
Podcast How to Save the Planet


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Charlotte Lansev

Episode 51 Charlotte Langsev

Born in 1938, Charlotte Langsev's history began in Koenigsberg, East Prussia, where her mom was born.

Her dad was in the army for  Kaiser Wilhelm before the First World War.

They moved from there, to Germany, to Blumenau, Brazil, to Edmonton, Canada and finally to Brownsmead, Oregon.


She tells of growing up in Brownsmead, the first school and family history.

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