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Do you allow time to be with
your spouse for a date night?
We don’t do date night too often. We are
definitely homebodies. When people say it
doesn’t take much to impress, that is us.
We do easy. We love having friends over
and throwing something on the grill,
which is manned by Tony and I love to
cook about anything from appetizers to
sides. Tony says my grandmother name
will be Cookie, because I always have
cookies available when guests are over.
What brings you the greatest joy
as a parent?
Many things bring you great joy when you
are a parent. It brings great joy for our
children to have good friends, do well in
school, be kind, be appreciative, be
respectful, be humble, show love, and
definitely having a relationship with our
Lord. Parents make many sacrifices for
their children and you pray those sacrifices
are appreciated.
Who is the financial manager
in your home?
We both are our financial managers. We
trust that each of us has the other’s best
interest at heart and would not jeopardize
our family.
When your children were younger,
what was your discipline
philosophy?
Our boys didn’t need a lot of discipline
when they were younger. They knew the
expectations and understood consequences
when rules were broken. They had a few
spankings with the principal’s paddle and
that typically lasted for years. We were
blessed with good boys that are growing
up into men, which is hard on their
mother.
What do you see in your role
as the greatest benefit to
your family?
Tony is a wonderful role model to these
boys. He shows them what it is to love a
wife. He supports and loves me so
unconditionally. We are all blessed that he
is the leader of our home and team. We
have always told the boys that were not
perfect parents and we make mistakes
daily, but when we do it was done with
love and concern for their wellbeing.
What’s a quick go to meal that
isn’t fast food? And who does
the cooking?
I guess our quick go to meal is something
cooked in the air fryer or on the grill.
Those are easy and quick and most of
the time delicious. We are not a picky
family when it comes to food. We’ll eat
about anything.
18 •• JANUARY 2021