Outstanding Altos from Mt. Pisgah

High Tea was Saturday for all the altos from Mt. Pisgah. Hats and gloves were in order, as was the finest of china and a wide selection of English Teas. (Sorry Jud for having coffee during High Tea). What a fun afternoon to learn Emily Post's rules for High Tea etiquette and practice with only the classiest women. After tea we rehearsed our parts for the North Atlanta Christmas Festival. We are recording our CD this week and must be completely on pitch. If anyone wants to come to Atlanta for some Christmas Shopping extraordinaire and take in a professionally produced Christmas Concert featuring (not only me in the alto section) the Georgia Tech Drum Corp, let me know. I'm really excited about the production and the ministry that God has put me in.

Theresa and Me

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After months of prayer and asking God to meet my needs for friends, I am so happy to introduce my new friend, Theresa. We met through band. Her son, Hunter, and Lawson are on the drumline and look like brothers. T and I are accused of being sisters. We are getting to know each other so well, Like me, she is a survivor. She has a tremendous testimony of God's healing her body of terminal cancer. Through T, I found a church, sing in the choir, and have the encouragement of a friend.
I so miss my friends in Arkansas and know that good friends are a gift from God. I treasure each and every friend.

Raider Marching Band

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Lawson is having a great time in the Alpharetta High School Marching Band. This band is 5 years young and already marching Class 6A. Their show this year is awesome. When I watch Lawson march, I feel like the proudest parent ever. He has fit right into this band and loves the drum line. His band director and percussion teacher are awesome. We are both so blessed with our move to Atlanta.

Work is going well and my clinics are very close to being JACHO prepared. I am excited about being at Emory and the opportunity to share in the culture of learning at this academic and research hospital and university. I hope to work on campus in the future, but until then, I have a huge job that allows me to share a vision for patient care and help bring order to chaos!

Labor Day with Mom and Dad

It was so good to spend Labor Day Weekend with my parents, my sister, and my kids. Of all the people in my life, no one stands before my family. My parents are one of a kind people and have been the greatest influence in my life. I pray everyday that God will keep them safe, healthy, and guide their every step. The hardest part of moving to Atlanta was creating more distance between us. My parents have been nothing short of 100% supportive of my move and are very happy for us living here. I only wish they could be here, too. My sister, Vicky, deserves accolades, as she never leaves my parents side when she is with them. She is the first of us to get to them when they need help, and she makes them laugh! We had a good time together, and we never take for granted our time anymore. Mom.....next time I order flowers, I'm going to have Dad just pick them up!!!!

Love you all forever.

Back to my Blog

It's been awhile since I officially posted to my blog. Mainly because my laptop has been held hostage by the Geek Squad at Best Buy and also because routine has set in. The new job isn't so new these days and Lawson has started school and started balking at homework. Pretty much back to normal, whether in Little Rock or Alpharetta! But, all is good and we are getting along so well. We're in this move together, and I have committed to not have too much of a social life for the next 2 years until Lawson is off to college. My focus is on God first, then Lawson and my family, and my job. I fit into all of this by doing what I do best, taking care of others. I am most happy and blessed when I know that I can help those I love have what they need and to feel loved. I daily ask God to bless me just so I can bless others.

When I look back at where we started in the clinics on May 10, we have made tremendous progress. I could not have accomplished this on my own. I have a team, some I would not have initially chosen, who have surprised me with their willingness to be compliant and adaptable and work through all we have had to do. They are like my kids, and I feel like their Mom! I would never think I could love this staff, but I do. In spite of difficult changes, these girls (and 1 guy) really treat our patients with dignity and respect and follow my leadership on how to do that. Besides doing this, they have started to act like a team that wins. I am very proud of all of them. I just hope they know that. Today, I had a meeting at one of my satellite clinics, and when they started to leave, we actually hugged. That is so huge to me. I can't explain how special that made them to me and I hope they know that as their supervisor, I have so much faith in their desire to do what is best. It was such a blessing.

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Lawson has been fully indoctrinated to the Alpharetta High School Raider Marching Band. He has been busy since the end of July with Percussion rehersals and band camp. School started on the 11th, and practice is every afternoon. This parade was their first preview. What a fun day. We are so glad to be in Georgia and part of a wonderful community and school.

Happy July the 4th!

The kids are here and we had a fun July 4th in Buckhead. I think this picture of the fireworks is pretty cool. We spent the evening in Buckhead having dinner at Maggianos (great Italian food with great entertainment) and then watching the fireworks at Lenox Square. We're having a great time together and I'm so happy to have a house full of kids. I am so blessed.

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