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Tiebens Family Updates

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It’s Friday afternoon – around 4:00pm.  I picked up Garrett from school and decided to run a quick errand at the nearby Vons Supermarket.
Right outside Vons, there was a woman outside sitting near the entrance.  She had the most beautiful smile and she was holding a bucket with a sign that said “Please Help The Homeless”.  [...]

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My family spent the weekend at the Westin LAX. The celebration was two fold – to celebrate Gary and Garrett’s birthdays and to plan a truly economical weekend getaway. Having been away for 9 days to attend the Internet Marketers Caribbean Cruise, I have missed my family so much! So, this weekend, I [...]

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I had the most amazing 10-day Christmas family vacation in Louisville, Kentucky and I tell you, I struggled for the first two days not having any internet access!  Thank goodness, Granny’s neighbor generously gave us access to her wi-fi so I was able to feel a sense of relief.
However, the challenge didn’t stop there…  I realized [...]

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Happy New Year… Know When To Give Up…

by Emma on January 1, 2010

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Happy New Year 2010! Back from a 10-day Christmas Holiday in Louisville, KY… sharing my “New Year 2010″ Message… On the plane home, I realized that contrary to Barry Manilow, it’s NOT just another New Year’s Eve…
This New Year 2010 is a year that is full of HOPE! Most of you who are probably reading [...]

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Emma’s Happy New Year 2010 Message

by Admin on December 27, 2009

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Still here in Louisville, KY for the holidays! I had a most wonderful past 4 days of just spending time with the Tiebens Family. It’s such a joy to see a family that is so big yet so close! This is my 15th Christmas in Louisville, KY and I absolutely look forward to Christmases [...]

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Thank you, Don Sewell for sharing this inspirational ESPN video of an incredible young man, our beloved Jake Olson. Our family goes to the same church and school as The Olsons and while we we are not necessarily close family friends, we do know the family and we’ve seen these events unfold thru our mutual [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!  It’s 3:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and I was awaken by an overwhelming sense of gratitude that I decided to write a Blogpost about it. Ironically, as I looked through my email,  I came across a video blog of one of my favorite and trusted industry leaders, Ann Sieg.
I’ve been very blessed [...]

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Thank You, Thom Ceglar – Our Trusted CPA!

by Emma on October 22, 2009

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www.CeglarCPA.com
Tax season just ended – well, for most people it has ended 6 months ago in April but 2008 has been one of those years where we were most challenged financially.
We made a conscious decision to cash out some of our 401 K to pay off some consumer debts. Most financial planners would have disagreed [...]

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It has been a most amazingly mind-blowing weekend and as I continue to reminisce about it, there is a certain enthusiasm that just billows up from within!
Dr. Charlie and Ellie Drake and the Braveheart Team did it again and this time, they absolutely OVERDELIVERED! I have attended many, many events in the past 10 [...]

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My Philippines…Pliant As A Bamboo!

by Emma on September 29, 2009

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If you have been checking Twitter Trending Topics in the past 3 days, you would have noticed 2 keywords that have been there since. It’s “Ondoy” and Philippines. What is Ondoy? It’s a very strong and vicious typhoon that swept through the Philippines leaving over 500,000 people homeless and at least 7 cities submerged in [...]

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