Under His Wings

March 23, 1997, began like any other Sunday. I do remember approaching the usher and accepted a bulletin just like any other Sunday morning. We exchanged hellos. After church though things changed.  As I talked to friends after church, the aforementioned usher walked up to me and said, "I'd like to get to know you better." We ended up going on our first date to the salad bar at Wendy's. I offered to pay for Tim's lunch because his birthday was the next day. The rest is history...20 years of history as a matter of fact. It almost didn't happen since he took paying for his lunch wrong.  Thankfully his mom convinced him I was just being nice and he asked me out for the second date on April 1.  We have been together ever since.   We will be married 20 years this September 13. We have been blessed with 4 wonderful children, missing child #2 as I have mentioned previously we lost on December 30, 1999. It's been 20 years of ups and downs as any marriage exp...

A big smile, kind words of appreciation, and overhearing some very interesting conversations are just some of the reasons why I love my job at Appleridge Living Center!  I never thought before September that I would be a dining room server. However, I'm so glad that Dining Room Manager, Lisa Garrett took a chance on me and has given me the opportunity to serve such wonderful people!  I've made many new friends both with the residents and co workers.  I admit I have been and still am at times encounter the fear of messing up....my worst nightmare that hasn't come true yet...spilling hot soup on someone's lap.  I came close one time when I caught a soup bowl on a coffee pot.  Soup spilled on the table.  Thankfully the lady whose space was invaded, named Helen, was very patient and kind. There is a drawback of my job though losing residents, which happened this past weekend and seeing some people's health fail.  That makes me so sad!!! Overall th...