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Live younger, think older.

I really like this idea of “I will live younger, but think older.” Some of the people I have looked up to most in my life are from my grandmother’s generation and many were her friends. This is worth sharing: “Today I was honored to speak to the graduating class of BYU–Hawaii. The message IContinue reading “Live younger, think older.”

Maggie Burgon Alldredge

My grandmother Maggie Burgon Alldredge has been on my mind a lot lately. Yesterday she would have been 100 years old if she were still with us. My brother Nick and I decided to have a family reunion to get the family together and celebrate her birthday. It was a lot of work but reallyContinue reading “Maggie Burgon Alldredge”

Grandmother’s influence

  January 1, 1918 is a special day for me. That is the day my grandmother was born. She told me that her mother had said that they could still hear fireworks going off and people celebrating the coming of the New Year when she was born. She played a very important role in myContinue reading “Grandmother’s influence”