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<\/p>\nWhen we find ourselves in Flagstaff, we like to visit the historic Riordan Mansion.\u00a0 What I love most about the property is the example of family togetherness found in the story of two brothers who married two sisters deciding to build a mansion together, each having mirror image homes of their own on either side with a common gathering room joining them in the middle.<\/p>\n
Seeing the Riordan Mansion made me long for a family compound–seven separate houses with a great room in the middle–of my own.<\/p>\n
So when Marlee and Jaye recently decided to live in our backyard–in their own private bungalow–while finishing school, I did a little happy dance. It might not be a family compound but it’s a start.<\/p>\n
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Walking through their trailer made me long for a camper of my own.\u00a0 A cute vintage one–just big enough for an adventure–with a kitchen and a bed.<\/p>\n
“When I asked Adam what he wanted to name his boat he said, ‘I want to name her The Story<\/em>.’ I realized that Adam saw this tattered sailboat completely different than most people would. Most would see an old jalopy of a sailboat better sunk than sailed.\u00a0 For Adam, though, The Story<\/em> wouldn’t be a sailing machine; it would be a story machine.\u00a0 To him it was filled with whimsy, wonder, and adventure even before he untied it from the dock.”\u00a0 ~~Bob Goff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Growing up, my dad bought our family’s version of The Story<\/em> in the form of an old motorhome.\u00a0 A story machine that filled my life with adventures that stretched across this entire nation.<\/p>\n
Through the years variations of The Story<\/em> have come and gone.\u00a0 And I’ve found that it doesn’t really matter what form it takes–a vintage camper, a sailboat or even that family compound with a great room in the middle–as long as I’m awake, alive and aware of the stories it offers.<\/p>\n
When I think about it, each new day can be named The Story<\/em> because honestly, with a little whimsy, wonder and adventure,<\/p>\n
that’s all I really need.<\/p>\n
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