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Do you allow time to be with your<br />
spouse for a date night?<br />
We have never had a scheduled date night,<br />
per say, but we have many common<br />
interests, so enjoying time together has<br />
never been difficult. Traveling to a<br />
sporting event is honestly some of our<br />
best time together. We also like a rare<br />
weekend getaway opportunity, too.<br />
What brings you the greatest joy<br />
as a parent?<br />
As our boys continue to grow older, the<br />
greatest joy is experiencing them both<br />
maturing and becoming the two adults<br />
that we like to hang-out with the most.<br />
We get the most joy from talking to them<br />
and learning from their perspectives on<br />
everything from life, to politics, and<br />
even religion.<br />
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When your children were younger,<br />
what was your discipline philosophy?<br />
Looking back now, we laugh with our boys<br />
about their bigger discipline moments.<br />
We can also see now that what worked for<br />
one son didn’t always work for the other.<br />
Equal is not always fair, fair is not always<br />
equal. Depending on the age and infraction,<br />
we used a combination of corporal<br />
punishment, time-outs, rewards, and<br />
privilege management. For us, prayer and<br />
talking to other boy parents was our<br />
lifeline to all parenting challenges, and it<br />
still is today!<br />
Who is the financial manager<br />
in your home?<br />
Naturally, as a banker, Jamie is the<br />
detail manager for all things financial.<br />
I hate numbers.<br />
What do you see in your role as the<br />
greatest benefit to your family?<br />
Faith. Communication. Laughter.<br />
Forgiveness. Also, being near our extended<br />
family here in Madison and within<br />
Mississippi and the South has been a<br />
benefit that reaps support and unconditional<br />
love. Finally, strong schools and<br />
church communities have helped come<br />
along beside us providing the benefit of<br />
growth personally and spiritually.<br />
What’s a quick go to meal that isn’t fast<br />
food? And who does the cooking?<br />
Two boxes of Zatarain’s red beans and<br />
rice and throw in some deer sausage that<br />
is always available in our freezer. A Caesar<br />
salad kit is always in our fridge, so toss<br />
that with it. I probably do the majority<br />
of school night meals, and Jamie is the<br />
grill master on the weekends.
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