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The Pando Aspen Forest in the Fish Lake National Forest should be on your list of places to see.

Pando Aspen Forest Awaits Discovery

By Ed Helmick

With the arrival of September, we will start seeing fall colors appearing later in the month. On a list of things to see you should include the famous Pando aspen forest.

This aspen grove is the largest plant colony with a common and connected root system on the planet.

The root system is estimated to be several thousand years old. Pando is Latin for “I spread” and covers 108 acres in the Fish Lake National Forest.

The Pando is adjacent to Doctor Creek Campground, which also fronts Fish Lake, and presents a wonderful opportunity for a family outing.

Not only is Pando famous for its huge colony of aspen trees, for an additional explicative, Fish Lake is the largest mountain lake in Utah.

From the Springville/Spanish Fork area it is about 138 miles to the Pando aspen forest and

Fish Lake. It would be a long one-day trip or a comfortable overnight trip.

Drive south on I-15 to Exit 188 for US 50 and Scipio. Continue on US 50 to the junction with Highway 260 and turn right continuing southbound.

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From this point it is about nine miles to the Pando aspen clone and Fish Lake. This last leg of the trip climbs up the mountain with many spectacu-

lar views to enjoy with family.

The author’s trip was made last Sept. 29 and was a spectacular sight to see an entire hillside in yellow aspen leaves shimmering in the mountain breeze.

Aspen trees are known as “quaking” aspen because of

their leaves fluttering in the wind.

The Pando forest has been called the “Trembling Giant.”

Among the stand of trees, a dozen deer were observed at several locations, which is always a fun sight. (Helmick is

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The “trembling giants” of the Pando aspen forest makes for a great day trip or weekend getaway.

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People love the delicious scones provided by the Springville Kiwanis Club each year during Art City Days.

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This year the Springville Kiwanis Club plans to open the booth at Jaker’s Pumpkin Patch at 950 West 400 South in Springville from Oct. 14-17 Volunteers are needed to make the magic happen. To volunteer for the fun in the booth, or to help behind the scenes, email springvillekiwanisclub@gmail.com while slots are still available. Come make a difference, have some fun, and eat a scone!

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Lilly Pad Project Local Charity Offers Comfort to Families of Stillborn and Miscarried Babies

By Shellie Peterson

The Lilly Pad Project, a local charity co-founded by Natalie Olsen and Chelsea Rowley, seeks to offer comfort to families of stillborn and miscarried babies through volunteer-donated bereavement kits.

Each kit contains keepsake items for both the mother and the lost child, including a stuffed animal, blanket, and bracelet.

These items may seem small, but they offer much-needed comfort to grieving families who want something to help them remember their babies.

The Lilly Pad Project has donated more than 450 bereavement boxes to local hospitals. All deliveries are met with great appreciation and

highlight a need for such kits in hospitals throughout the state.

According to the Utah Department of Health, approximately 275 stillbirths occur every year in Utah alone.

The goal of The Lilly Pad Project is to create enough bereavement kits to give out to every single family affected by this tragedy. In order to do that, Rowley stated, they need volunteers. The organization is completely volunteer-based, which means all items for the kits are donated by members of the community. Donations of time, money and skills are always needed and appreciated.

Rowley never expected to become involved in an organization like The Lilly Pad Project, but the opportunity

seemed to fall into her lap and she willingly accepted it. She was born in Chesterfield, Va. and moved to Utah to go to BYU. She got her degree in teaching, and that’s how she met her husband, Rhett, who was also in the teaching program.

Rowley retired from teaching when she began having kids so she could stay home with them.

The Rowley family has four energetic boys who keep them busy, so becoming involved in a time-consuming charity was never on Rowley’s “to-do” list.

That all changed when she had a strong feeling one day to turn her wedding dress into “angel gowns” for stillborn and miscarried babies.

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Chelsea Rowley provides bereavement kits through The Lilly Pad Project to Utah families with stillborn or miscarried babies.

girl in town to help her, then posted the finished dresses on Facebook. She hoped to find someone who had a stillborn baby so she could donate the dresses in honor of their child.

That’s how she first came in contact with Olsen, who knew firsthand about the pain that comes with the loss of a child.

Olsen had a stillborn baby girl named Lily.

After her sister-in-law also had a stillborn baby, Olsen knew she had to do something to help others in similar situations.

As the owner of Sew What, Olsen is a professional seamstress and knows how to create angel gowns. But she didn’t know how to create full bereavement kits, contact hospitals, get donations, or take care of all the other requirements involved

with operating a charitable organization.

In response to Olsen’s concerns, Rowley laughingly said, “Well, I’m a talker, so let me help you with that!” The two jumped wholeheartedly into The Lilly Pad Project.

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Lily Pad Project generous Crane family donated free legal services and thousands of blankets collected through the efforts of their son, Benjamin Crane’s, Eagle Scout Project.

The Lilly Pad Project also received large donations from generous donors. Those donations came right when they were needed most, when Rowley was having doubts about whether the organization had the resources necessary to continue.

Rowley also noted that most of the day-to-day financial support the organization receives comes through small

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donations given lovingly by members of the community.

The journey has been far from easy.

Rowley recounts that she had no experience in non-profits when she began this venture and she often felt overwhelmed. But it was during her lowest times that small miracles happened and gave her the strength she needed to continue.

When asked how The Lilly Pad Project has changed her personally, Rowley responded, “I feel like I see people more. I don’t know how to explain that, but I

didn’t realize before how common pregnancy loss was. I feel like as women, we’ve all experienced it in some form – either directly or indirectly. I feel like this is something I can do to say ‘you are loved. You’re not alone.

You were thought of before this happened and we know what you’re going through.’”

Rowley also said that her involvement in The Lilly Pad Project has changed her life because she’s had to rely more on God to help her know what to do next, how to get the word out about the organization, and how

to recruit more help.

Rowley is an inspiration to members of her community who have watched her grow and overcome obstacles.

When she co-founded the organization, Rowley didn’t even know how to sew.

She overcame that personal obstacle by watching online videos and practicing her sewing skills on angel dresses. Now, she creates her own videos showing others how to sew clothing items for the charity. Her perseverance and determination illustrate how anyone can become involved and make

a difference in their community, regardless of experience.

The Lilly Pad Project is always welcoming donations of time, money and materials.

Since the organization is completely volunteer-based, 100 percent of the proceeds go toward bereavement kits and supplies.

Interested individuals can donate thread, ribbons, needles, material (especially flannel), and any other sewing supplies by delivering them to Rowley’s home in Santaquin.

Currently, the organization does not need more wedding dresses,

but they do need people who can turn wedding dresses into angel gowns. Rowley recommends contacting her through The Lilly Pad Project’s Facebook page or by texting her at 801-754-1451 to organize deliveries. She also allows people to pick up supplies from her house and take them home to sew dresses, booties, headbands and hats.

Those who would like to donate money can do so through Venmo. The organization’s Venmo account is @ lillypadproject. (Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Just Do Good Genola resident finds joy in giving back

By Angi Gibson

“God is good all of the time.” That was the phrase I heard repeated throughout my interview with Dallen Thomas.

I first learned of Dallen through my brother Brad Dinkel who had experienced Dallen’s love and service first hand and knew I needed to share his story. When I messaged Dallen to set up a time to talk he responded that he was at my mother’s house helping her to work on her electrical and would have to call me that evening.

Dallen told of his early years in Genola. His family had been there for generations. His great grandfather was one of the very first settlers to the small town and his grandfather was the very first baby born to the settlement.

He spoke of his ancestry and how they came to be a strong permanent fixture in Genola. To say Dallen feels a strong connection to the peaceful town would be an understatement. Dallen claims them all as family, because as he says, “everyone is family even if they don’t share your blood.”

In Dallen’s early years, right out of high school, he traveled to the east to make his career as a jockey. His small frame and his love of riding led to a productive career in horse racing.

Over time he missed the family he had in the west and when the opportunity to move closer to home came, he jumped, riding in the Colorado, Arizona, and California circuit, eventually settling in California. After he and his wife separated, leaving him to raise six young children all alone, Dallen made a change of career working as a journeyman electrician.

After two years of being a busy single parent, Dallen knew he could no longer do it on his own and moved back to the small town of Genola, into his parent’s home, once more among the community he called family.

Dallen said over the years it was the commitment of friends and family which helped him raise his children, finish his education in the electrical field and eventually open his own business. He was blessed with many “family” who helped him along his way.

It was many years after the separation of he and his first wife that a friend introduced him to his current wife Diana.

Dallen reminded me then “God is good all of the time,” claiming that God put people into his path who could help him most and Diana was one of those wonderful people. Diana had a degree in accounting and she quickly took up the

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books for Dallen’s growing business along with the care of his six children.

As Dallen’s blessings grew he was often seen helping a neighbor in his off hours to help wire a basement or fix the wiring of the pulpit at his local church house.

Dallen knew he had been blessed and he needed to give back, working extra hours for free or little pay to help the community which he called family.

When his business took a huge hit some years ago, several government contracts ending because of circumstances out of his control, he found his business in debt for cost of materials and outside contractors, reaching near a million dollars, with little hope of payment coming of work already done. Dallen was devastated. During this same time Dallen’s house was destroyed by fire, Dallen and his family, now grown by five more children, moved back in with his parents.

Of course his family community stepped up for the man who had served them so selflessly all of those years. It started with his local church getting together to demo the sheetrock, to many, many, volunteers helping him as he plumbed and wired and sheetrocked his whole house. Cabinets were built well below mar-

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Dallen Thomas of Genola has faced triumphs and heartaches over the years but lives by the philosphy of doing good for everyone you meet.

ket value and installed by family and friends for free.

Dallen said it was often that people would ask if they could help with a little something and gifts of time and money were sent his way. Soon not only was his house finished but his debts were paid in full.

Dallen says that is the legacy of Genola taught to him as a small boy as his father, a man without much means, would often serve and give to those around him. In

return the community of Genola can also be seen helping their neighbors who they too would call family.

Dallen will remind you, “God is good all of the time,” but I would say that Dallen is one of those helpers who helps God do good all of the time. Dallin claims he just likes to help family and friends. It would appear the world is his family and he doesn’t know anyone who isn’t his friend. (Gibson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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A Park for

Everyone Spanish Fork’s All Abilities Park offers children of all ages a safe place to explore their capabilities

By Shellie Peterson

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panish Fork City’s new all-abilities park holds the promise of greater inclusivity for local families who have children with special needs.

If you’ve recently driven up Canyon Road near 1321 East in Spanish Fork, you’ve probably noticed a behemoth of a park rising up from the dirt. It is Spanish Fork’s first and only all-abilities park and is designed to fill an important need in the community.

The name of Spanish Fork City’s all-abilities park is scheduled to be unveiled during a “soft opening” event reserved for special needs families in the community. Families will be invited on an invitation-only basis. The official grand opening, which is for all members of the community with tickets, is scheduled for Sept. 12 and will begin at 10 a.m.

There are many families in Spanish Fork who have children with special needs.

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Regular parks don’t have the safety features required for these children to freely play with others. Too often, families have to drive long distances or go to extreme measures to include all of their children in healthy outdoor play.

A generous member of the community donated a large amount of money to get the park going, and it’s been on the fast-track to completion ever since (though COVID-19 did cause the initial opening date to be delayed).

In-Site Design Group, a company based in American Fork, designed the all-abilities park while pulling inspiration from other parks throughout the state.

However, Dale Robinson, Parks and Recreation Director for Spanish Fork, insists that local families should also be credited for the park’s design. Many of its special features were added as a direct result of requests and input from Spanish Fork residents.

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Skylar Stratton, daughter of Kristy and Rob Stratton, is one of hundreds of children anxiously awaiting the opening of the Spanish Fork All Abilities Park.

feedback from 30 families who have children with special needs. The families gave

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In regard to the participation of local families, Robinson stated “they have no idea what an impact they had on this whole thing.”

He also expressed his excitement that the community will finally have its own all-abilities park that will make it possible “for families with special needs to play together. They don’t have to play separate.”

Though they may not fully understand the impact they had on the park’s design, local residents are watching park progress closely.

Abbey Marshall, a Spanish Fork resident and mother of a 10-year-old child on the autism spectrum, is one of the community members who was asked to provide input for the park.

For her family, the park will be more than just a fun place to play. She expressed her excitement for having an area “where I feel included and have a place for my family to go where we’re not getting pushed out.” Her son, Cash, loves to be outside, loves sensory things, and enjoys music.

For him, this park offers greater opportunities to play side-by-side with his siblings and retreat to quiet areas within the park with his parents when necessary.

Kristy Stratton, another local mother, looks forward to bringing all her children to the park so they can play together without the older children getting bored.

Her daughter, Skylar, has Down’s syndrome and loves swings. Stratton looks forward to making good use of the strap-in swings and ziplines in the park.

One of the first things you see when you enter the park is an impressive, 24-foot-tall treehouse that looks like it could have been put togeth-

Skylar Stratton gets a preview of the new All Abilities Park in Spanish Fork.

er by kids. The charming one-of-a-kind design features crooked boards and little woodland creatures peeking out from the massive tree trunk. There is a ramp on one side that allows children with special needs to walk or be wheeled approximately six feet up into the treehouse. Able-bodied children can climb to the top of the treehouse through a spiral staircase inside the trunk.

From the wide entrance at the front of the park to the large waterfall mountain at the back, it’s clear that this park is designed for optimum accessibility.

There are wheelchair-friendly, gradually sloping ramps located in different areas. Even the shallow river near the splash pad has gently sloping portions that allow wheelchairs to be pushed directly into the water.

One of the park’s most no-

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table features is the waterfall mountain and grotto. The mountain has two wheelchair ramps on either side that lead to lookout areas and a tunnel near the top.

Stepping into the tunnel is like stepping into an old gold mine.

Portions of the walls glitter just like gold and crystals.

There are also dinosaur skeletons bulging out from the walls.

At the base of the mountain is a grotto where families can sit on benches behind the waterfalls, enjoy each other’s company, and cool down.

Additional special features include a swaying rocker that’s wheelchair-accessible, strap-in swings, zip-line swings, and a custom-built slide that is wide enough to hold several children or adults at once. There are also expression swings that allow parents to sit across from their children and

watch their gleeful expressions while they swing.

One feature, called the Liberty Swing, is reserved exclusively for wheelchair use. Parents who need the swing will be trained in its operation and will be issued a key that allows them to enter the locked gate that encloses the swing. The park has several metal slides, which are shaded to avoid excessive heat.

Robinson stated that metal slides were added to the park because of input from parents who have children with cochlear implants.

According to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital, static electricity generated from plastic slides can interfere with cochlear implants.

Multiple restrooms are located conveniently near the splash pad at the center of the park.

Visitors will have the option to use regular public restrooms or private

family restrooms. Most of the restrooms have regular changing tables, but one has a full-size table that can easily accommodate an adult or large child with special needs.

To ensure public safety, the park is intentionally designed with just one entrance.

This unique feature gives families peace of mind that their children won’t wander out of the park or run into the street.

It seems that every consideration was taken to make Spanish Fork City’s all-abilities park as safe, fun and inclusive as possible. For families like the Marshalls and the Strattons, Sept. 12 can’t come soon enough.

Those who would like to attend the park’s grand opening event are invited to visit the Spanish Fork City website to request free tickets. (Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Wings and Wheels set to roar into Spanish Fork

By Ed Helmick

For the past four years the Spanish Fork Airport has held an open house event titled “Aeroplanes, Trains, and Automobiles” each September.

This year the name of the event has been changed to reflect the direction the event has taken. The event is now called “Utah’s Festival of Speed, Wings and Wheels” and is scheduled for Sept. 26.

Organizers have a full day planned from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., where you can see displays of cars and several car racing events, including an exot-

ic car race down the runway.

A variety of static display airplanes will be available to look at, in addition to several aerial displays. As always airplane and helicopter rides will be available.

The airport ramp will have a live band and food trucks. For more details check out the Spanish Fork Airport website at spanishfork.org/departments/airport/ww.php for the details. Tickets are limited and you need to order them promptly if you would like to attend.

Last years event brought 5,000 people to the airport ramp. This year with

COVID-19 pandemic it looked for awhile that the 2020 event would be canceled. Airport manager, Cris Child, and the folks at Spanish Fork City Hall continued to negotiate with county and state health officials regarding conditions for the event that would enable it to be held at some level.

Right now, the number of tickets is limited to 1,000 and only available through SFCitytix.com.

The tickets are priced at $12 for everyone 6 years of age and older. Tickets will not be available at the gate. Attendees, except for children under the age of 2, and staff will

be required to wear a face covering. Participants will be required to wear a face

covering except when competing or performing.

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tom checked before competing. (Helmick is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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In 2020, unprecedented is now commonplace, and teachers like Adena Campbell are facing a school year where the only constant is change

By James L. Davis

In a year where the unprecedented has become commonplace, returning to the classroom this fall is, well, unprecedented.

For many parents, students, and teachers, facing a school year during a pandemic has them peeking through their fingers and hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.

Which is the case for Adena Campbell of Spanish Fork, who begins her 20th year of teaching with more than a little trepidation. Campbell teaches English, creative writing, psychology, and general wellness at Spanish Fork High School, and while every year comes with its challenges, 2020 is a whirlwind of conflicting emotions and fears.

Sitting at a student’s desk in her empty classroom, Campbell is reflective on being back to school once again.

“It’s been such a

roller coaster. This summer I got anxious about coming back, almost angry. I thought they were asking a lot of us. Teaching is only a small part of what we are asked to do already and add onto that all the COVID things. I spent a long time being anxious, but it is what it is,” she said.

Campbell said a lot of the anxiety stemmed from the fact that for a long time no one knew exactly what they were going to do to safely start the school year. “We didn’t know until a couple of weeks before school started what the protocols were going to be because the school district didn’t know because the state didn’t know.”

Two weeks into the new school year, 90 percent of students in the Nebo School District have returned to the classroom, with the other 10 percent taking advantage of distance learning. So, far, things have gone well, and Campbell said she is

proud of her students.

“Things are going really smoothly. Everyone is wearing their masks and adjusting.

The kids are amazing.

It’s a pain, but you deal with it,” she said.

Dealing with things the way they are comes with its challenges, especially when the way things are change, creating unexpected scenarios and causing unexpected problems.

For Campbell, one of those is the reality of wearing a mask while trying to teach.

“I do have frustration with the masks. I have a hard time hearing my students when they comment in class. A lot of students have a hard time speaking up anyway.”

Additionally, Campbell said she has students that are hard of hearing, so the masks make it even more difficult. When she has a student in class with a hearing impairment, she has taken to swapping out the mask for a face shield and found that it helps.

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Adena Campbell, who teaches at Spanish Fork High School, struggled with the decision to return to the classroom in the midst of a pandemic.

A day in the life of a teacher is often long and stressful and the pandemic has only added to the stress and the workload. While teaching in-person classes, teachers must also now adjust their

live curriculum to keep distance-learning students on pace with the rest of their class.

While Campbell said she does not know any teachers that have chosen to retire or leave the classroom,

she understands it is occurring.

“I know it’s happening. I myself considered it,” she said. “I’ve been teaching a really long time and burnout Continued on Next Page.

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Back to School is real, especially with this on top of everything else you’re asked to do. The struggle is real.”

Campbell and her husband, Jeff, and their two teenage sons, Wesley (16), and Evan (14) are not in the “at risk” category for COVID-19, but Campbell said her parents live close by and they are at risk.

It gave her pause when making the final decision to return to the classroom this fall.

“I accepted that I am going to get sick.

It’s probably going to happen,” she said.

During the summer,

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wrestling with conflicting emotions on the approaching school year, Campbell’s decision to keep teaching came down to a couple of realizations.

“I don’t have a Plan B,” she said. “I am someone who needs to be busy.”

The second, and deciding factor was the new class she started teaching this year.

While the name of the class is simply General Wellness, its importance is far greater than its name implies.

Campbell said the class is to help students cope with anxiety and depression and felt

with her study of psychology she wanted to participate.

“This new class cinched it for me,” she said.

Campbell developed the curriculum and teachers refer students to the class who they feel might be struggling.

Incidents of teenage anxiety, depression and suicide continue to climb, and Campbell said why it is rising is critically important to address, the fact is it is happening, and students need help coping.

Sitting in her empty classroom, Campbell struggles with her

emotions talking about her students who are struggling not only with the reality of an unprecedented school year, but those she hopes to help in her new class.

It is why she is in the classroom.

“I pray really hard that I’ll know what to say. I hope when they come into the class, they see they are here with other kids who are struggling and they won’t feel so alone,” Campbell said. “We’ll see how it goes, but it is heavy. It’s heartbreaking.” (Davis is the editor of Serve Daily.)

Adena Campbell struggled with mixed emotions when it came to returning to the classroom. Her new class to help students deal with anxiety and depression made the decision easier.

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Finding Joy in Service Travis Keel of the Payson Police Department finds motivation by serving others in the community

By Shellie Peterson

Officer Travis Keel has worked for the Payson Police Department for two years, but has 15 years of total experience as a police officer under his belt. He and his wife and six children moved to Santaquin from Delta.

Years ago, Keel decided to become a first responder after he was laid off from his construction job and had difficulty finding employment.

He spent six years in the Marines, so becoming a police officer seemed like a natural course of action for his life. It also offered security and good benefits.

When I asked Keel to relate the most challenging thing about being a first responder, he replied without hesitation, “when you can’t fix the problem.”

When there isn’t enough information or evidence to solve a case, Keel hates it.

He wants to solve every crime he encounters, but sometimes there is nothing more he can do.

On the flipside, when he is able to help someone, it makes everything worth it.

“When you solve a crime and you get people’s property back or when you solve a puzzle and get to take the bad guy to jail, that’s the rewarding part,” Keel said with conviction.

Keel’s natural optimism and enthusiasm for life recently caught the attention of a Deseret News columnist and contributor Arianne Brown.

In early June of last year, she was heading home from a Saturday morning run and was unhappy with her performance. She relates that “just as I was about to end my run early, I passed three police cars with officers in them, conversing with one another.” Keel happened to be one of those officers.

Brown related in a Deseret News article how Officer Keel said something during that run that changed her day and perhaps her life. He called out, “you’re winning at life!” as Brown passed by.

The comment had a more powerful effect on her than Keel probably realized it would.

Brown related, “In four short words, he protected me from the negative thoughts that were flowing

Officer Travis Keel finds great personal fulfillment in serving others.

through my mind, and he served me by being kind.”

It seems a common theme among police officers that they don’t see their efforts as heroic.

After all, it’s all just part of a day’s work. But when Keel said to me, “I haven’t done anything really special,” I wanted to respond that just getting up and suiting

up is special. It signifies a willingness to protect and serve, regardless of the risks involved.

Keel said it best when he stated, “I go about and do little things and I come to realize that every call I get is the most important thing in the world to that person right now, so it needs to be the most important thing in

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the world to me. If I put my heart and soul into something for somebody and we get the desired outcome, I get big payback from that.

And it’s not special. I’m sure most cops do that.”

That attitude is exactly why Keel and others like him are genuine heroes in my book.

(Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Children are going hungry and there are ways you can help

By Jennifer Durrant

By now, most kids in Utah have gone back to school, either in-person or online.

They’re wearing their masks and pulling out their textbooks or logging into their virtual classrooms on Chromebooks.

This school year will be different than any other before in most of our lifetimes. But what hasn’t changed is that we still have too many kids going back to school hungry and without the necessary school supplies.

In Utah in 2018, one in eight children strug-

gled with hunger—or 113,190 kids, according to the 2019 Map the Meal Gap study.

Feeding America projects that significantly more children are going without food in 2020 because of the pandemic.

In Utah County, it estimates that 20.3 percent of children are going hungry, compared to 11.7 percent in 2018.

Summit and Wasatch counties’ increases are estimated to be even more significant. Summit’s rate went from 8.4 percent in 2018 to an expected 19 percent in 2020.

In Wasatch County, 23.1 percent of children are likely going hungry compared to 11.6 in 2018.

At Community Action Services and Food Bank, staff are doing everything they can to ensure no child goes hungry.

In addition to food pantries in Wasatch, Summit, and Utah counties, they supply backpacks of food for children to take home on weekends. They also put together school supply kits for children in need.

The organization assembles “Kids Nutri-

tion Paks” every Friday during the school year.

Elementary school children in need go home with food they can prepare for themselves over the weekend.

These are children who rely on breakfasts served in schools as well as free or reduced-price lunches.

In 2019, the organization sent nearly 41,000 backpacks full of food home with children in the three counties it serves.

Each backpack contains seven items; Entree: This can be anything like EasyMac, Cup Noodles, a can of pasta with sauce, or something similar. A child should be able to open and microwave it easily.

Juice: Any kind of 100 percent juice in a sturdy container, like a juice box.

Snack bar: This could be a fiber, protein, or granola bar.

Dried fruit: This could be any type of dried fruit, including raisins, fruit leather, or a fruit and grain bar.

Crackers: This could be peanut butter crackers, a cracker-andcheese pack, or something similar.

Fruit pouch: This must be in a single-serving pouch or a metal container with a pop-top.

Fruit snacks: Any brand is acceptable.

Community Action Services can’t supply these weekend backpacks to children without donations from the public. You can bring supplies for backpacks, preassemble packs and bring them in, or earmark monetary donations for the program.

School supplies are one of the urgent needs with which the organization helps families in need. Back-to-School kits include: Pencils, pencil sharp-

ener, notebook, pens, crayons or colored pencils, erasers, glue sticks, stapler and staples, calculator, tape Like the Nutrition Paks, you can assemble kits on your own and donate them (they don’t need to have every single item listed). Or you can donate items that go into the kits.

Community Action Services is doing its best to make sure no child goes hungry in our area, and that they have what they need to succeed in school.

If you’re interested in helping kids in need in your area, you can bring your donations to the warehouse at 815 South Freedom Blvd in Provo. The warehouse accepts donations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. For more information, call (801) 373-8200. (Serve Daily submission.)

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Ohh, Applesauce!

It’s harvest time and before those apples turn to mush, make a great treat

By Shellie Peterson

When I was in high school, I loved coming home on fall afternoons to the sweet smell of applesauce processing on the stove.

My mother would painstakingly gather and peel all the apples from the apple tree, even if they were small enough that others might not bother with them.

She has always been one of the most resourceful and frugal people I know.

My mother’s apple-

sauce is more delicious to me than any storebought variety.

It’s perfectly sweet and has a touch of warmth that I never could identify until she recently told me it comes from added cinnamon.

When I asked her if she would divulge her secret applesauce recipe, she replied that she doesn’t use one. That’s not what a religious recipe-follower wants to hear, so I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I may never make applesauce like my mom.

Though I can’t provide you with my mother’s delicious recipe, I can tell you how you can make your own signature applesauce with apples from your own trees.

First, wash, core, and cut the apples into chunks. Many people will tell you to peel the apples, but leaving the peels on gives the applesauce more flavor and a beautiful rosy color.

Don’t worry, you’ll remove the peels later on in the process. Place the apple slices into a

large pot or saucepan.

Leave about an inch of space at the top of the pot. Apples rise as they cook, so you’ll need that space.

Pour about an inch of water into the pot to prevent the apples from sticking to the sides or bottom as they cook.

Turn the heat to high until the water boils, then cover the pot and turn the heat to low.

Let the apples simmer until they are soft, then remove them from the heat and allow them to cool slightly.

Next, push the soft-

ened apples through a food strainer to remove the skins and any seeds you may have missed earlier in the process. Transfer the applesauce to a food processor and puree until there are no more chunks.

Finally, taste the applesauce. If you want to add extra ingredients such as a cinnamon stick, brown sugar or lemon juice, this is the time to do it.

Once you add the extra ingredients, you’ll need to cook the applesauce again

until it thickens. This usually takes around 10 minutes.

That’s it! Making applesauce from fresh apples is an easy and delicious way to make sure your harvest is put to good use before it goes bad.

Feel free to serve your applesauce cold or warm. It should stay good in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, as long as you put it in an air-tight container.

You can also freeze or can it for future use. (Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

FAMILY MOVIE REVIEW

Revisit Secondhand Lions; it’s a great movie with a great message

By Casey Wood

“Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a [person] needs to believe in the most.

That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil.”

Now, more than ever, this is the message we need to hear. This year has been filled with trials and difficulties for many, in many ways. As we desperately seek a source of encouragement, hope, and good cheer everywhere we go, might I recommend that you and

your family revisit what I consider to be one of the best movies of the early 2000s.

Secondhand Lions is the story of Walter, a young boy who has faced a lifetime of neglect and abandonment from his mother. Having exhausted all other options, and with a veiled plot to uncover the secrets of a hidden fortune, Mae drops Walter off, uninvited, to spend the summer at the home of his great uncles, Garth and Hub while she claims to pursue an education in court reporting. Walter’s great uncles disappeared 40 years ago, and have only recently resurfaced. While

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initially fearful and uncertain about staying with his uncles, Walter is fascinated to learn about their past and adventures in Africa and to watch them as they shoot at and threaten traveling salesmen, avoid greedy relatives, buy a used lion through the mail, and teach him what it means to be a man, and to live a life filled with honor, courage, and virtue.

With an all-star cast, including Haley Joel Osment, Robert Duvall and Michael Caine, Secondhand Lions has no trouble holding a viewer’s attention. It is a timeless classic filled with humor, action, mystery, and a touch of love. Osment

plays a convincing guarded, untrusting, introverted young man who has spent his life feeling like an inconvenience to those around him, and rarely permitted to do things he enjoys, or feel like he belongs.

Duvall plays a man who has done a great deal of living in his years with a tough exterior and a kind, loving heart for those who can find their way into it.

Caine excels at portraying a strong mix of tough and tender, and really rounds out the cast.

The title, Secondhand Lions obviously refers to the used lion purchased by Garth and Hub, but it more

subtly refers to Garth and Hub themselves. Men w ho have lived a life of wildness, ferocity, and adventure, but who need to adapt and find new meaning and purpose in providing a better life for a young man who really needs it.

As you trudge through the drudgery that day to day life can become, especially in times of trial like these, bring your family together to join Walter in learning what life is all about. And remember when you feel as though you may have nothing else to believe in, that good always triumphs over evil. (Wood is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Historic Springville drug store offers service and memories of a different time

By Ed Helmick

Photo by Ed Helmick

Springville has a historic little drug store located at 214 South Main Street that dates to 1909.

It has a history of 11 owners up to the current owner, Garrett Crane, who purchased the building and drug store in 2005.

Crane continues to operate under the pharmacy under the name S.O.S. Drug Company.

That name dates to 1951 when the new owners were Woodrow and Nila Selly and

Nila’s father, Mr. Olson and they named the business S.O.S. representing the ownership of Selly, Olson, and Selly.

The store was sold to Roland and Faye Oldroyd who did not have money to change the name and thought SOS was an appropriate name for a drug store.

One of the interesting stories of the drug store is the classic soda fountain common to drug stores in the 1940s and 50s.

If you are old enough to remember soda

fountains of that era you know what a “classic soda fountain” is.

It was a place where friends could meet and socialize.

The soda fountain at the drug store has been a gathering place for more than 80 years.

The soda fountain remains a popular feature of this carefully crafted “old-fashioned smalltown drug store.”

Crane is constantly working on refining and improving the decor of his little drug store. (Helmick is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Nephi reception center finds success after family experiences great heartache

By Angi Gibson

Cindy Shephard loved weddings. All the years that her daughter Amanda Lunt knew her growing up her mother had always done wedding cakes and always loved weddings.

Amanda followed her, creating wonderful masterpieces to add to a bride and grooms amazing day, so when Amanda was approached last October about buying the steak house in Nephi and turning it into a reception center, of course her mom told her to do it.

Amanda wasn’t so sure though. Opening a reception center was a risk, and the amount of work that would need to go into it to get it ready was overwhelming, but her mother had faith in her.

“We’ve never been afraid to work,” she told her daughter and Amanda knew she was right.

Still Amanda had reservations. She was

a busy mother and she was busy running a small business as a health and wellness coach and it just seemed like more than she could do.

Soon Thanksgiving was upon them and life was getting busier by the minute.

The day after Thanksgiving, on Nov. 29, 2019, Amanda went to her mother house to visit.

When she arrived her mother was on the coach, feeling under the weather and not looking well.

Amanda was concerned when Cindy couldn’t even get off the couch.

She immediately took her mom to the hospital and the news they received was completely unexpected and devastating.

Cindy Shephard had breast cancer and it was further along than anyone could have expected.

Amanda spent every day of the next seven days with her mother in the hospital soaking

in the last moments she would have with her.

Amanda’s brother Radar Shephard had been preparing for the last year to enter the World Series of Team Roping Championship in Las Vegas the following week and Cindy had been determined that her son was going to go.

It was something new to Radar, never having professionally team roped before and Cindy had been his number one fan, even paying for his entrance into the competition. So when Radar’s roping partner suggested they pull out and cancel going to the competition, Cindy, who knew she wasn’t going to pull through, encouraged her son to go.

Cindy Shephard knew her children could do hard things.

Cindy died seven days after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

The following Wednesday Cindy’s family held her funeral and the very next day Amanda

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When the end of January came, the family was still mourning the loss of their mother but Amanda knew she needed to do what she could to be happy.

Being a health and wellness coach she knew the importance of exercise to help regulate her emotions and keep her happy and well.

When the owners of the building in Nephi approached Amanda again about opening a reception center at the mouth of Nephi Canyon, this time Amanda knew she had to do it.

She had to open the reception center for her mom.

Many months were spent getting the center open. Amanda’s did all of the construction on the building and Amanda spent hours

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upon hours making sure the center was perfect.

On June 1 Cinder Creek Event Center opened its doors. Even in a year of COVID-19 and unrest for America’s small businesses, Cinder Creek has been nothing but a miracle, seeing every weekend since fully booked and Amanda knows her mother is

smiling knowing that her dreams are finally coming true.

The meaning of the word Cinder means everlasting light and love and Amanda knew there was no better name to describe her mother.

Cinder Creek Even Center is located at 22 Sheep Lane Drive in Nephi. (Gibson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Zeppe’s Italian Ice opens in Springville

By Shirlene Jordan

Zeppe’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard began in North Ogden two decades ago.

In the last few years, Zeppe’s success has led to numerous franchise openings in Weber and Davis Counties (including Lagoon), Salt Lake County, Washington County and now in Utah County, with a new store opening at 829 West 400 South in Springville.

“As owners, Denise and I, and our family, couldn’t be more excited, to bring such a

tasty treat to the city of Springville and surrounding area. The response from the community has been overwhelming.

People thank us over and over again for bringing Zeppe’s Italian Ice to the area.

“Our July 3 Grand Opening was a great success. And if you have driven down Springville’s 400 South on any given afternoon or evening, you know that Zeppes has become a Utah County phenomenon, with families enjoying the warm summer nights

on our large outdoor porches, while others enjoy the privacy and convenience of our drive-thru.

“We also have an indoor dining room for winter enjoyment. We have worked hard to create a fun family type of atmosphere, with our spacious inviting porches, picnic areas on the lawn, fun upbeat music, and of course our “World Famous” (at least in this part of the world) Italian Ice and Gelata.

“We serve Italian Ice and Gelata in several generous cup sizes and

in party buckets.

“People often ask what our top Italian Ice flavors are. They include: Sunset Splash, Strawberry Paradise, Blue Lagoon, Cotton Candy, Orange Cream and Tiki.

“We invite everyone who has not had the Zeppes experience to come and try some of our Italian Ice flavors, along with our dairyfree Dole Whip and delicious frozen chocolate and vanilla Custard.

“For those who want to know more about Zeppes, visit our website at “ZeppesUSA. com”. Or better yet, stop by and experience first-hand, Utah’s best frozen dessert place.”

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Magleby’s in Springville is the epitome of fine dining

By Amy Baird

Dining in again is something that I have been looking forward to for a while.

After supporting restaurants by getting food to go for a couple of months, it was a nice change to be able to actually sit down at a full-service restaurant.

Magleby’s is the epitome of fine dining. The front of the restaurant looked like a scene from a Hallmark video with the café tables covered with white tablecloths for dining al fresco.

As I walked in, I saw a man playing classical pieces on the grand piano. We were greeted

at the front desk by a friendly host who offered to assist us.

In light of COVID19, all the staff were wearing masks and there was even a hand sanitizer station by the door.

All of the tables were spaced out more than usual to allow for social distancing. We were seated downstairs by the waterfall. The setting was elegant while still feeling friendly and inviting.

The natural light from the windows and quiet sound of the water cascading down the waterfall made for a calming setting. Our server was friendly and extremely knowledge-

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able. She answered all of our questions and gave recommendations based on our preferences.

The progression of the meal followed a relaxed pace that allowed us to enjoy each course.

My favorite appetizer was the simple, classic bruschetta. The rich flavor of the vine-ripened tomatoes was amplified by the savory freshness of the basil, it was combined with the cheese and balsamic to make a perfect bite of late summer.

The sourdough baguette provided the canvas for the flavors.

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The sweetness of the fresh raspberries combined with the tart fresh lemon made for the ultimate in refreshment on a hot summer day.

Soup or salad? A simple question that most of the time doesn’t matter too much but at Magleby’s it is a difficult decision between two exquisitely crafted dishes. The soup was clam chowder, which can be questionable sometimes. As soon as it arrived at the table though, I regretted not choosing it.

It was beautiful with all the bits of clam and fresh veggies. The sauce was the ultimate in creamy and blended all the flavors together.

The fact that I wanted to eat the whole bowl and it was a blistering hot summer day shows how good this soup really is.

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Rick Lunt

By Stephanie Chingas

American Leadership Academy of Spanish Fork selected Rick Lunt as the September Teacher of the Month.

Lunt is the Choral Music and Leadership Teacher and has been a huge asset to our students, staff, and community.

His productions not only tell their story, but you can also see his love for music and entertainment through each show.

This is Lunt’s 25th year as a teacher and he has been at ALA for 13,

which he said he loves.

“I love that ALA is a small school which affords many opportunities for students. I graduated from a very small school i n southern Arizona and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.We have been able to dream up a variety of shows over the past 13 years that have enriched both students and community.”

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SCHOOL NEWS

Valley View opens its doors to students in Salem

By Lana Hiskey

Valley View Middle School in Salem held its ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 17.

Principal David Knudsen welcomed future students, city officials, state representatives, Nebo School District personnel, school employees, and parents.

Principal Knudsen said, “I am excited to have our hallways full of students. It will be nice to hear them laugh and see their smile and

excitement in their eyes. It has been way too long without students, and it will be nice to have life return back to being more normal,” Knudsen said.

The Boy Scouts of America troop #1944 conducted the flag ceremony in respectable fashion. Superintendent Rick Nielsen introduced honored guests including MHTN Architects, Westland General Contractors, engineers, and others that made this

al Lee Findley, and the student choir was directed by Heather Christiansen.

Parents and students were then welcomed into the Valley View Middle. The school is located at 1044 East 340 South in Salem. It sits on an 18-acre site with 143,500 square feet of floor space with 51 teaching stations, two computer labs, one full gymnasium, one lecture hall, and a cafetorium with a stage. (Serve Daily submission.)

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What Happy People Do

By Angi Gibson

Happy People by Little Big Town has been going through my head the last few days, constant, on repeat.

It’s a fun song, an important song. The words recall all of the things that happy people don’t do. “Happy people don’t cheat, happy people don’t lie.”

Listen to the song, you won’t be disappointed.

But lately my thoughts have been on what happy people actually do.

The world is in nothing other than chaos.

No better word I can think of. So much fear, so much sadness, and don’t get me started on the anger. So, so much anger.

When that is all you see, when that is all you hear, when that is all everyone is talking about all around you how else can you feel than unsettled, frightened, tired, and sad?

I used to have the words “Happiness is a Choice” in big bold vinyl on the wall of our kitchen. My kids heard it said over and over, and the saying pointed to numerous times as fighting or grumpiness

would erupt amongst one or all of them.

It is my motto, my absolute belief, but I also recognize there are some times which are definitely harder than others to make that choice. If nothing else, 2020 has been the year of me reminding myself to be happy. “I will be happy, I will be happy.” But sometimes that is easier said than done. So, how can I do it when everyone, everything tells me, yells to me different?

Here is my list of what happy people do.

Take it for what it is, my list. Add to it as it will help you and share it with others. Happiness is contagious with effort.

Happy People recognize God. Happy People see others along with themselves. Happy People count to ten.

Happy People listen to all sides without prejudice. Happy People decide for themselves with education and without emotions overriding calm thought.

Happy People serve.

Happy People look hard for good. Happy People see good in little things. Happy People recognize

blessings Happy People try to be other people’s angels. Happy People love. Happy People take quiet moments to reflect. Happy People give themselves time to heal. Happy People hug. Happy People smile. Happy People forgive. Happy People meditate. Happy People play. Happy People work. Happy People exercise. Happy People connect. Happy People eat healthy. Happy People sneak treats sometimes too. Happy People recognize the bad in the world and try to do something about it. Happy People look past the bad and see those who are doing good. Happy People share. Happy People cry. Happy People laugh. Happy People show gratitude and share their gratitude. Happy People get enough sleep. Happy People sing. Happy People have hobbies.

Happy People see other’s struggles. Happy People choose over and over to be happy. Happy People see nature’s beauty.

Your list may be different. It may be longer; it may be shorter. It may include

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all which is on my list or it may be completely different, but I believe there are some universal truths in the lines above. My list is a jumping off point, a reflection and gain more knowledge point. But at some point each of us needs our own list of what Happy People do.

I can’t control the storms in Iowa or the fires in the west. I can’t control the riots or the pandemic. I can’t control the natural

disasters happening all over the world and I certainly can’t control the elections or the anger boiling over on both sides, but I can control me.

I can control the happiness I exude and hold back the unrest that threatens to bubble out of me. How I feel can add to the turmoil, can fuel the ever burning fire of contention or it can soften and lighten the tensions and chaos around me.

Imagine if everyone

chose to be a Happy People before they spoke, before they acted, before they reacted.

Imagine the happiness which would spread in just the action of choosing.

As Little Big Town said, “Happy People don’t hate, Happy People don’t steal, Cause all the hurt sure ain’t worth all the guilt they’d feel.”

How are you going to be a Happy People?

(Gibson is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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The True Definition of Family

By Casey Wood

Many are familiar with the old proverb, “blood is thicker than water.” As a young boy, and many times since, I have heard that proverb followed by the phrase “but love is thicker than blood.” The first time I heard it, it was when my older sister was fighting with my Mom about a boyfriend, and at the time, I didn’t agree with it. As I’ve grown older, I’ve found it to be increasingly true – but not in the way my sister intended it.

I have a large family. But not in the same way many do. You see, my mother has been married three times.

My late father was married twice, as has been my step-father. In my mother’s, father’s, and step-father’s first marriages, they each had two children. My mother married my father and they had me. Then my mother married my step-father, and they adopted two children. As such,

I have 8 siblings – two half siblings from each of my biological parents, two step siblings, and two adopted siblings.

Every family is different. I have met many people with full siblings, half siblings, step siblings, adopted siblings, and more. Everyone looks at family in a different way. For some, a half sibling is an estranged, distant family member, a step sibling is an acquaintance, or best case, a friend, and a step parent may be little more than a parent’s new flame.

For me, these words, step, half, and adopted mean nothing more than missed opportunities, and these people mean everything! Family is a lot more than shared genetics and DNA. Family is support, trust, and

companionship. Family is love.

This way of thinking was fostered by my parents. When my mother and step-father got married, our family was immediately just that – our family. ‘Step’ began to feel like a dirty word in my mouth. Even typing it so frequently now makes me slightly uncomfortable. My step-father is my Dad. My half, step, and adopted siblings are my brothers and sisters. They are all that I’ve got, and they’re my best friends.

Their children are my nieces and nephews, and, until my wife gave birth to our first son last December, they helped me be able to remain patient while I waited to be able to live my dream of having kids and a family of my own.

Likewise, many don’t get along with their in-laws, nor do they see them as family. I can’t imagine living a life like that.

Undoubtedly, I will see and interact with my wife’s family for the rest of my life. Fortunately for me,

they see family as I do, and consider me one of their own.

Finally, many times in life the people we choose to surround ourselves with – our friends – become family as well. That has been the case in my life. Many of my close friends are like siblings to me, and I consider them like aunts and uncles to my child. I have spent a great deal of time and energy fostering a strong and loving relationship with these people.

If you are one of many who see the world and family differently than I do, I invite you to reconsider.

By limiting your family, you’re ultimately just limiting your happiness.

I know that it can be scary to let people in, open our hearts, and expand our bubble, but you’ll never know the happiness it can bring, and the happiness you could be missing out on, unless you try it.

Besides, what do you have to lose?

(Wood is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Finding Happiness in a World Full of Turmoil Requires Remembering Past Struggles

By Danie Davis

There is a lot going on right now – in my life, in my family’s life, this community, this state, our nation, and the world.

Fear is running rampant and dividing waves keep trying to break apart anyone and everyone.

I see this in my own personal life and in other areas on a much greater scale. I find myself wondering nearly every day, “What do I do? What do we do? What would be the best thing right now? How do I/we move forward?

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Here in the present, I am very much aware of my struggles, my fears, and my uncertainties. I am trying to look to the future with hope, with ideas, with confidence to make things better and to keep living life in the best way possible.

In my ponderings and questions, I have found that too often I am missing one very important thing, and without this one thing, I risk great misstep and error in moving forward.

Remembering – this is the one thing that is so vital!

Do I remember what I have already been through in my life and do I see the evidence of my inner

strength? Do I remember who I am behind all the lies I hear in my head about myself?

What about all the stories I have read and heard about those that have come before me? Do I remember those stories and what I can learn from them?

Then there is the memory of my Grandpa. Do I take the time to remember him, and to picture the joy and hope that always sparkled in his eyes? Life, I’m sure, wasn’t easy for him and yet I always found him with a smile and a laugh.

How often do I pause and remember what my father taught me? Do those lessons apply now? I bet most,

if not all, of those lessons would help if I would remember them.

Have I forgotten what freedom really is and what was done in the past to secure that freedom? Am I willing to remember the cyclic patterns of history?

I am finding that remembering opens up a clearer view of the future, and when I choose to remember, error and misstep don’t dominate my onward journey.

So here is a question for you, “What can you re-collect from the past to light the way before you and to give you the courage to take that next right step forward?” (Davis is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Daddy, Where are my Shoes?

By Joe Capell

Over the past twelve months I have spent approximately 38 percent of my waking hours looking for shoes.

No, not my own shoes. I know where my own shoes are.

When I take them off, I put them away so that when I want to use them again, I know where they are. And even if, by some odd chance, I don’t put my shoes away, I can usually retrace my steps and figure out where I left them.

This is not the case with my children. Children’s shoes are elusive.

They have plenty of shoes, but they have no idea where any of them

are. Yes, they have a place for their shoes. Yes, there are usually shoes in that place. It’s just rare when an actual matching pair of shoes is there at the same time.

Recently we were going out somewhere, so I told my kids to get their shoes on and load up in the mini-van. My 5 year-old daughter comes tromping out wearing her big orange rain boots.

I told her, “It’s the middle of summer, it hasn’t rained in a month, you are not going out in your rain boots.

Go get some other shoes.”

“I couldn’t find any other shoes,” she said.

I figured she must be mistaken, so, I told her I would “help” her find her shoes. I found shoes in her closet. I found shoes under her bed.

I found shoes in the living room. I found a total of five shoes--unfortunately, none of them matched each

other.

There was one Sunday shoe, one tennis shoe, one sandal, and two different slip-on shoes. (Both of the slip-on shoes had unicorns on them, but they still weren’t a matching pair of shoes!)

I had given up and told her to wear her rain boots when I luckily stumbled across the match to her sandal sticking out from under the couch.

But, once you find their shoes, you’re set for the rest of the day, right? Wrong!

You see, children have a tendency to take their shoes off wherever and whenever they want. They might take one shoe off. They might take both shoes off. And if they take both shoes off in the same room, consider yourself lucky.

And even if you make it out the door with all the shoes on the

correct feet, it doesn’t mean you’re done looking for shoes.

A child is fully capable of entering a mini-van with two shod feet yet arriving at your destination shoeless.

And knowing those shoes are somewhere in the car doesn’t make them any easier to find.

Because children’s shoes are elusive. For more funny-ish stuff, check out slowjoe40.com. (Capell is a Serve Daily contributor.)

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Live a Life of Service, Even if it Doesn’t Turn Out Like You Planned

By Shellie Peterson

Have you ever stumbled upon an opportunity to serve someone else, but hesitated and lost the chance? I know I have.

Throughout my life, there have been plenty of times when I’ve kicked myself for letting an opportunity to serve someone in need pass me by.

In an effort to avoid the regret of failing to do a good deed, I decided a few years ago to keep a sharp eye out for opportunities to help those around me.

It didn’t take long for an opportunity to literally appear right in front of my car. I was sitting in the drivethrough at a local Wendy’s on a cold winter evening, waiting for my food.

The Wendy’s establishment I was

visiting happened to be attached to a gas station, and I noticed a homeless man pushing a grocery cart full of his belongings from garbage can to garbage can beneath the gas station awning.

I was very nervous, but I made up my mind that I would offer my food to the man. I pulled up next to him just as he started leaning into another garbage can. He stopped and looked at me questioningly as I rolled down my window. I mustered up my courage and blurted out, “are you hungry?”

I expected him to say yes, and then I expected to hand him my food and

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leave with happy, tingly feelings inside. I imagined him biting into the Junior Bacon Cheeseburger with bliss and washing it down with a refreshing swig of Diet Dr. Pepper.

Instead, his eyebrows pursed and a look of confusion filled his face.

After a moment, he responded, “Uh, no.”

That wasn’t part of the plan. My face flushed red as I took a second look at the “homeless man” and his cart full of belongings. To my horror, I saw the scene for what it really was: a cart full of garbage bags the man had just changed. He wasn’t dumpster-diving for food. He wasn’t even homeless. He worked there.

I sheepishly said “OK,” rolled up my window and drove away, hoping passersby wouldn’t be blinded by

the scarlet hue of my face. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that kindness fail, or how embarrassed it made me feel.

As my experience so gracefully illustrates, serving others doesn’t always turn out how you planned.

But you should do it anyway.

Reaching out to someone in need can be scary and put you in a vulnerable position.

Do it anyway. The truth is, if I hadn’t stopped and offered my food to that non-homeless man that day, I would have regretted it for months afterward.

Thanks to the promise I made to myself to look for opportunities to serve, I have no regrets about the experience and a funny story to tell my kids. (Peterson is a Serve Daily contributor.).

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