Elizabeth Hagen

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Who will you make time for today?

A few days ago I was thinking that I hadn’t talked with my daughter, Emily, for awhile.  At least not ‘real’ talking as we had been texting. Part of it was that she had been traveling a lot but that was no excuse.  As I was thinking about this I received an e-mail from Emily […]

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Fueled by Perserverance

This past Sunday Bruce, myself, Chris, Ashley, Sean, and Micah went to the Vikings game in Minneapolis. It was a great game as the Vikes pulled out an amazing win in the last 2 seconds. Before the game Bruce and I took this picture.  It wasn’t until later that I realized the sign that was […]

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Try Planning Ahead

Before I got married I ran a small clothing store. A lot of what I learned by running this store I applied to my home in raising 5 children. Here are our precious children at Chris and Ashley’s wedding. In the home I planned my menus a week at a time, I had regular laundry […]

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Chris and Ashley’s Wedding

We just had the absolute best weekend as our son, Chris, married Ashley Swanson on Saturday, July 25.  The had a beautiful outdoor wedding and the weather could not have been more perfect!  We all had a great time and we are so happy that Chris and Ashley found each other and are now happily […]

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Day 26: 30-Day Adventure to an Incredible You

Day 26: Stick with your values, always The wedding is over which meant that my daughters, Emily and Abby, had to leave today. Emily back to Denver and Abby back to Houston (it was nice for Abby that Matt, one of the groomsmen, is from Houston, also, so she had a travel companion).  It was […]

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Day 25: 30-Day Adventure to an Incredible You

Day 25:  Countless special moments! Today was our son’s wedding – Chris married the fabulous Ashley Swanson.  The day was filled with wonderful moments too many to count!  I am so thankful for the gorgeous weather we had today, for the family that attended, that Chris and Ashley found each other, and that it was […]

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Day 24: 30-Day Adventure to an Incredible You

Day 24: Savor the moments Today was a big day!  My daughters and I hosted a wedding shower for my son’s fiancee, Ashley.  The shower turned out wonderful and we had a great time. Then tonight we had the rehearsal for the wedding on our front lawn and then we all went out for a […]

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Day 14: 30-Day Adventure to an Incredible You

Day 14: A memory a day Tonight we went to one of our favorite local restaurants in town, Mama’s Ladas, with Bruce’s sister, Lori.  We sat outside and had a great time.  The best, though, was when I asked Bruce about memories he had of Lori when she was little as there is a 14 […]

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