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  Episode Thirty Eight - Dana Click on the link above to listen to Dana's episode. Kia Ora  Welcome to Episode Thirty Eight. In this episode I introduce you to Dana. Dana has a YouTube short film about her story. You can watch it here:  https://youtu.be/v4XhZyGP5Wc?si=-oYw3jFiZVI13Opg Dana and Jason were married young and had five beautiful children together. They were best friends and both did their roles seamlessly as they navigated their marriage together. Jason loved mountain biking and being outside. He started biking early in the morning with friends. Eventually they called themselves the 'dawn patrol' as they'd bring in the sun in the mornings while biking. Jason started having ideas to start a website to help out our community with the trails. Eventually with some help and hard work, him and his buddies started the website:  https://boisetrails.com/ The website helps with the local trails and where they are and the conditions they're in, as well as many othe...

  Episode 37 - Masaru Nakaya Click on link above to take you to the episode. https://youtu.be/RQPKrqa3EPI?si=ZrFJ8yi6Ah0F05Y6 Here is a YouTube link of Masaru that I made of his life for his 18th birthday. This has cute pictures of him growing up over the years for you to see. I figured this is easier than putting up a number of pictures of him. Kia Ora Welcome to episode thirty-seven.  In this episode I introduce you to my eldest son, Masaru. Masaru sits with me and talks about his childhood up to this point. He talks about his jobs, friends, family and adventures that he's been on. He also talks about his ups and downs he's endured and how he's done it. He talks about his ADD and how that's effected his life. It was nice to sit down with Masaru and talk to him, in reflection, about who he is and how he got there. He received his mission call and is leaving at the end of November to Austin, Texas for two years for our church. He's looking forward to it and is excit...