Oh, What a Night!

Hello everyone!

Greetings from California! I am rooming with Sharon Murdoch, Candy May and Heidi Arave - it's just like the days of My Family Tales - the four of us together again! But BETTER!

Where do I begin?!

Heidi and I first got off the plane to a sign that said "HM Rock Stars!" that was being held by Candy.

"That's what you are!"



We arrived at the hotel to visit with about 500 HM consultants - EVERYONE IS SO EXCITED TO BE TOGETHER! This is what Reunion is all about.

We spent the late afternoon visiting with other consultants and of course - SHARING STORIES and SHOWING STORYBOOKS!

...and checking out the entire HM car wrap of Barbara and Neville Gordon-Carroll from Mesa, AZ! Wow!!!! (Does it help business - yep!)



Lisa Branch really "shines" as a Heritage Maker consultant!

The Opening Session began with lots of fun, prizes and "Race to Reunion" recognition. Some consultants who earned Race points earned over $1,000 in CASH that they took home - their families were happy to help out!




Mary Hansen has lots of family support! All of her sisters are consultants and her parents, husband and daughters were there to cheer her on too!

Bianca came from Washington and we were all "princesses" with fun tiaras from Sharon and Candy.

Lisa Nelson brought little Cambree - to get her started as a consultant early!

Then, Doug Cloward, President of Heritage Makers, spoke and I had to write down some of his words to share with you.

First of all...it is truly a miracle that he was even AT Reunion. He has been fighting cancer since April and in the first stages, was told that he could only have a few days to live! After very challenging chemotherapy sessions, infections and bouts of pneumonia and sickness, his body was not responding the way doctors had hoped it would. After strong faith, fasting and prayers, the doctors found his blood count start to go up and he was able to be there tonight. Look at this picture below - it's hard to believe that this amazing, smiling man (with his daughter, in the picture) was not doing well in the hospital two weeks ago!




Here are some of Doug's words tonight - I couldn't wait to share them with you!

As you know the theme of Reunion 2008 is "The Digital Adventure"...

The Digital Adventure is the POWER to:

* Reach back to the past and pull the heroes, values, traditions and lessons from our past and pull them into the present.

Chris Lee, CEO, shared this special story: "This is a true story. I was working and getting ready for Reunion when my 7-year-old son came in and said 'Dad, why do we fight in wars?' This was a serious question that I knew he had really thought about and I knew that I needed to stop what I was doing and take the time to talk with him. It was then that I left my desk and computer and sent over to our bookshelf and took down three Heritage Makers books. Each book was about one of his ancestors that had fought in a war and their story. My son and I spent over a half an hour reading the stories of his great grandfathers. His question was answered through the stories of his family - his heritage."


* Capture the present and savor it!

"Heritage is made of a million every day moments." - Candy May


* And...this is the most important part...SHAPE THE FUTURE!

What you put into print and share with them shapes the future.

Do you realize the power that you have?!

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"Dream Big!"



The band, Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band gave an exclusive concert to HM consultants and they were presented with (and blown away by!) 12x12 books of their own! The title of the books..."Dream Big!"

Click HERE for your own private concert - ENJOY the message. It's TRUE!
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Coming tomorrow...

VERY exciting announcements about...

* Consultant Stories

* "Best of Heritage" Storybooks

* New and Improved HM Website

* Product Announcements

* Workshops

I will keep you posted as often as I can. I only have internet access in the room and we have been so busy. Miss you! I can't wait for YOU to be here next year!

Keep your business going strong where you are and keep sharing your story! :)

- Chris