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Woman finds wedding ring in tornado rubble

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A tornado blew through Woodward, Oklahoma last Sunday and Emilee Neagle had 26 minutes to get her family out of the house. In the rush, they left her wedding ring on the bathroom counter and the family dog in the house. After eight hours with a metal detector and help from her third-grade class, Emilee found her wedding ring. And, the dog was fine too. Learn more in the Oklahoma woman finds dog, wedding ring amid tornado rubble story from CNN.

This story emphasizes that when it comes down to what is truly important in life, it is all about your family and not your possessions, which can be replaced (or found). Enjoy your family while you can.

Tsunami survivor quit job to be with family

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Yuko Sugimoto, the Japanese woman in an iconic tsunami photo from last year, at that point did not even know her son was alive in the submerged school across the street. Almost a year later, Yuko has quit her job to spend more time with her son and husband even though they are renting an apartment and still paying on a 31-year mortgage on their home lost to the tsunami.

Perhaps we should enjoy our family more while we can.

Read the full Woman in iconic tsunami photo looks to future at Reuters.

Love and perseverance transcend generations

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Spend time reading to your children. Show them love and encouragement. Most of all, persevere through adversity even if it takes three jobs to support your family. The lessons will carry on for a hundred generations or more. The example of your family can influence many people to come. Read more in the Love is the ultimate hero editorial at The Princeton Packet.

Genesis Summary

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One Family: Genesis is the story of one family, the family of Abraham. It explains how Abraham was related back to Adam and Eve, the first people God created 19 generations earlier, and then continues the story of his descendants, son Isaac, grandson Jacob and the twelve tribes of Israel.

This focus on lineage has given me new perspective on how important family is – for generations to come. Give your children a strong foundation. Teach them that God has a plan for them, maybe not saving a whole country from famine like Joseph, but a plan to make a difference in this world through love and appreciation of others – and most of all through their children, grandchildren, and all of their descendants.