Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving holiday! Remember you do not just have to celebrate this day once a year, you can partake in its true meaning everyday!

Our family had an awesome holiday spent at home. However, Gary and I did spend part of our day at Wayside Christian Mission men's facility, where we did administrative chores and served over 600 plus men Thanksgiving dinner. It was truly a blessing to be able to serve with a joyful spirit. As you can see, I am still trying to live my platform, “Planting seeds of service”Traveling to Nashville over the holiday weekend (to support my beloved U of L Cards basketball team), we had the opportunity to visit the Opryland Hotel. All decked out for Christmas made the hotel a winter wonderland; Noa'Sosa was in love with all the lights and colors, but he wanted no part of Santa! Oh, of course we made a pit stop to the mall ((((-:

Guess what, we stayed at the Lowe's Vanderbilt Hotel, the sister hotel of the Lowe's Ventana Canyon Resort Tucson, that I stayed at while competing at the Mrs. American, now how cool is that!I have a ton of holiday events, volunteer activities, and of course basketball games coming up. I love getting to “dress up,” so I cannot wait to participate in each festive celebration.

The most important events, and the ones that truly keep me humble, will be those where I am giving back and reaching out to help provide happiness for someone else. It may be just a smile, a friendly greeting, or even an encouraging word; my goal is to improve the quality of life in as many people as I can, year round, not just during this time of year.

Matthew 7:12 gives us the Golden Rule: Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. I try to keep those words tucked in my heart as a reminder not to be a respecter of people; you never know when you are entertaining angels.
By the way, I just read three terrific books:. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, plus How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, and The Art of War., written by Sun Tzu… I highly recommend all of them!

I am looking so forward to the opportunities to continue sharing unconditional love and living life on, and with, purpose. This holiday season; please join us as we strive to live, laugh and love the life that God has given us! Happy Holidays!