tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91939826650228335982011-07-08T08:12:22.802-07:00Dr Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10391564770297335401noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193982665022833598.post-7259580930256324442009-12-21T19:07:00.001-08:002009-12-22T16:47:13.783-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fGQqJoyxjns/SzA4JcVvZfI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_KML1Q58RDg/s1600-h/NEW1917Papermill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fGQqJoyxjns/SzA4JcVvZfI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_KML1Q58RDg/s320/NEW1917Papermill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417892086604064242" border="0" /></a>Today is the winter solstice and the days now get longer. This image of my grandfather, Noah Elwood Weaver when he worked as an accountant in the Greater Miami River Valley of Ohio, West Carrollton at an envelop company. He has always been a special influence on my life, beginning when I visited his home at age 5, and was served fresh cherry pie from cherries I picked in his back yard at 321 Main Street made by his second wife, Virginia Magee Weaver. I dedicate my work as an entrepreneur to both he and my maternal grandfather, Harry Chappelear Glessner, who was the president of a family business in Findlay Ohio, the Glessner Medicine Company. Both grandfathers lived until age 88, and when Elwood died in 1973 I remember singing at his funeral and then gathering information about the Weaver family tree, which was the beginning of my deep passion for sharing the family stories.<br />Look for the stories of gratitude here on this blog. Wopida is the Dakota word for gratitude, and I am grateful for the coming of the light and for those who want to share the healing powers of story telling and the remedies of the natural world. Peace, love, joy and beauty on your healing journey. Dr Tom Minnesota Dec 21 2009<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9193982665022833598-725958093025632444?l=wopidanews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10391564770297335401noreply@blogger.com0