I learned what a blog was in January of this year (2009). From my very first post until my most recent, there has been one blogger always present, always smiling, always spreading love… Lance, from The Jungle of Life. He may not even know it, because we haven’t talked at great length, but I have watched and admired him for a long time.

When I first visited his blog I did what I always do with a new blog, I went to read his earliest posts… the ones before he knew for certain what direction his blog would take. His April 30, 2008 post “Are You Having Fun?” absolutely inspired me and helped me clarify in my own mind what I believe is important. From that day forward a change has been brewing in my household, one which I’ll post about on Monday. That post, along with all of Lance’s writing, and comments, and tweets, are clear examples of what a loving and compassionate soul he is.

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Today is Alison’s birthday, and she’s one of the most wonderful women I know.  In this picture she was getting my son to make goofy faces for her, which he gladly did because he LOVES her!  Hunter cannot get enough of his “auntie” Ali.

For those of you who may not be aware, Ali is my partner on this blog, and we’ve been friends since 1991. That really is saying a lot because, since then I have moved from San Diego to Georgia to Costa Rica to Alabama to Austin and back to Georgia (nomadic tendencies run deep in my family) and Ali has visited me in all of those places.  I really don’t make it easy to be my friend, but let me tell you… she is not a quitter. She can keep up with anything I throw her way.

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