I love this time of year – the perfect chance to sit down and reflect on the past twelve months. Every year, my annual letter-writing tradition seems to sneak up on me. There have even been a few years where I’ve had to pivot to a “Happy New Year” or even a “Happy Spring” theme …
OU MBA – Statement of Purpose
I was recently accepted into the University of Oklahoma’s MBA program. I encourage anyone that may feel like this is a goal they cannot attain to just GO FOR IT! You. Can. Do. It. To my fellow service members and veterans: Don’t let your education benefits go unused – they’re there for YOU! Take advantage …
Life’s True Currency
We often think of time as something separate from our lives, something we can manage or trade for other things. But in reality, time is the very currency of life. Every choice we make – whether it’s how we spend our days, the people we invest in, the relationship we stay in or the goals …
Moving Back to Tennessee
I recently spent a week in Nashville, Tennessee, and for the first time in 13 years since I left the state, I felt a deep, compelling desire to return. Even when I had the chance to move to Fort Campbell in 2013, I declined for various personal and professional reasons. This recent visit was different—it …
Happy Spring 2024!
Happy Spring! I hope this letter finds you well and filled with the same sense of renewal and hope that comes with the change of the seasons. As I sit down to write this, reflecting on the past year, I have concluded it was a year nothing short of transformative. It has been quite a …
Reasons To Love Someone
I didn’t have my first real relationship until I was 23. That first experience was so toxic and painful that I feared I might never recover. My second meaningful connection came with someone who happened to be in the right place at the right time. We supported each other, and his and my friendship endures …
Change of Command Speech
Good morning, Commanding General Davis, Command Sergeant Major Edwards, Command Sergeant Major Rainey, fellow commanders, leaders, friends, family, and of course the Soldiers of Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 379th Regiment. Thank you for being here today to show your sincere support. First, I would like to thank COL Anderson and LTC Velez for entrusting me …
Merry Christmas 2022
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year and still from Oklahoma! I am not writing about another move this year and that is a feat in and of itself! A year now in the District Manager position, it has been a wild rollercoaster ride and I learned a great deal about myself and people in the …
Happy New Year 2022
Happy New Year from Edmond, Oklahoma! Yes, that’s right – ANOTHER MOVE. I started 2021 in Georgia and moved back to Oklahoma (3rd time’s a charm) in October. I learned something I did not know before though. Oklahoma’s state motto is “Labor Omnia Vincit” – Labor conquers all things. How apropos to my life! I …
2020 Mountains
Happy New Year! 2020 was a tumultuous one; unbridled and unrestrained. Did you not find yourself feeling like you were climbing a never-ending mountain that just seemed to get steeper and more treacherous as the year wore on? Mountains are demanding; their journeys can be unpredictable and sometimes even unmerciful, as were many days of …