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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 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 …
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 …
Ladies – there is NOT an app for Women’s Health! I was scheduled to get every woman’s favorite exam last week – the Pap Smear. To give you a little history, I was going because I had an abnormal exam a year ago – Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASCUS). In December 2014, I …
“And suddenly you know… it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” I knew and I did! I kicked off 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado preparing for the Cameron Brooks Career Conference. I traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina and interviewed with 13 exciting, prospective Corporate America companies achieving 9 Yesses, 1 …
I am currently in Belle Chasse, Louisiana for my first two week Annual Training drill with the United States Army Reserves, 377th Theater Sustainment Command. The Reserves = an entirely different world. The last week and a half has granted me a crash course in all things Reserve acronym, policy, rule, medical protocol, expectation, you …
Today marks 5 years since the loss of a great person. A person that makes you want to be better. A person that inspires you. A person whose individuality and unique personality make you uncomfortable–not because it is weird or odd, but because you wish deep down that you were so brave as to exhibit …
“So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.” Helen Keller There is a small Thai restaurant 10 minutes down the road from where I live that I have stopped often to pick up dinner. I had not been there for a while so …
Somebody somewhere declared today to be National Siblings Day. One problem though. I do not celebrate my siblings just one day of the year. I celebrate and thank God for my siblings every day! I speak to at least one of my siblings daily and almost all five of them every week. Honestly, the greatest …
My best friend, my brother from another mother, is gay. He “came out” to me officially in the Summer of 2016. I was not shocked. It had been assumed for several years. My first reaction to his vulnerable sharing was love and acceptance—that is what he needed. That is what he deserved. That is how …