Author: jflier
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3 Ways to Make Your Life Count Today
Moments after take-off from La Guardia Airport on January 15, 2009, a U.S. Airways flight collided with a flock of geese. Both engines lost power, forcing Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III to make an emergency landing . . . in the Hudson River. He told the 150 terrified passengers and five crew members to brace…
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Does Your Legacy Reflect Your Heart?
Reader’s Digest published a list of “The 60 Most Ridiculous Excuses People Actually Used to Get Out of Work.” It includes an employee who called in sick because “bats got in her hair,” another who “broke his arm reaching to grab a falling sandwich,” and one who had to “attend the funeral of his wife’s…
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Finding Hope During the Storms of Life
A remarkable, 150-year-old red oak tree near the entrance of a Michigan university had welcomed visitors for years . . . until one windy day when it crashed to the ground. It was a shock to many, including the grounds director, Charlie Huizinga. But he knew what he would do. “I was making my rounds…
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What Your Adult Children Need from You
Talking about end-of-life plans can be difficult, but those conversations are important. We invite you to read the following letter and consider if your children may feel the same way. Dear Mom and Dad, Throughout our lives, you have given us so much love, support, help, and even discipline. You’ve always been there for us…
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Start a Revolution in Giving
You’ve probably seen John Trumbull’s famous painting Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, but did you know his art led to one of today’s most popular charitable giving tools? Who would have thought the Charitable Gift Annuity had such an illustrious past? One of the earliest and most famous CGAs happened in 1831 between Yale…