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My #1 priority
AFTER SNOWBOARDING for the first time in eighth grade, while I was living in Missouri, I fell in love with the sport and bought all the gear. I snowboarded all the time. I was good at it and identified with it, partly because I got recognition and made friends. But mostly snowboarding felt very much like me being me.
When I graduated from high school, I moved to Utah and joined a team. I snowboarded almost every day, competed, and worked in a snowboard shop. Then, after moving to Colorado the next year, I made it to the US Nationals and went on to compete in the US Snowboard Grand Prix tour for a few years. That's when I began seriously thinking about making a professional career out of snowboarding.
About the author
Russel Fogg recently graduated from the University of Colorado and lives in Boulder, Colorado.

December 18, 2006 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from ADRIENNE KIRKBRIDE-JONES, CHARLES H. KAEHN, CYNTHIA BRIDGES, KAYE LYDER STOFFEL
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Soul-filled days
PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Sasha Brown, Eric Shackleton, Amy Storer
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Living your life list
BY SCOTT SEAGREN
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... so God said, 'Do a new thing'
BY WARREN BOLON
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Letting angels lead
BY HEIDI J. SNOW
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PRAYER ANSWERED—I found a way to help
BY SUSAN THOMAS
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My #1 priority
BY RUSSEL FOGG
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The Christmas story and the healer
BY REBECCA ODEGAARD
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I'M LEARNING TO CONQUER FEAR
BY JOY BENNETT
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All of a sudden, I was healed
Meredith Korthals
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TO LIFT HOPE AND EXPECTATION
PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR
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'... AND WONDERS OF HIS LOVE'
RON MANGELSDORF
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A YEAR OF COURAGE AND CAMARADERIE
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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LOOK BEYOND THE VEIL
TONY LOBL
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WRIST HEALED AND CHARACTER TRANSFORMED
TAD BLAKE-WEBER
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PRAYER IS POWERFUL
JANEY SPARKS
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IMMOBILITY QUICKLY REVERSED THROUGH PRAYER
DIANA BORT