WE ARE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

JANUARY:  

New Year! New You! New Friends... Planting the mustard seed of Let's Be Friends Community!

FEBRUARY: 

"Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart" Eleanor Roosevelt.

MARCH : FORWARD:  

INITIATE motion makes way for momentum.

GROWTH in life requires forward motion.

GREATNESS awaits beyond your comfort zone.

FAST FORWARD  to the life you were meant to live. 

APRIL:  

"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, " plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

MAY: 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! 

Amazing Women make amazing MOMS! 

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

"M-O-M is just another way of spelling LOVE" - Keely Chase

Moms just know... How to help. How to heal. How to listen. How to love." Bill Gray

JUNE: 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you" Exodus 20:12

"Being a good dad starts with being a good man- " Paul Tracy

"Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged." Colossians 3:21

JULY: 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA

"All gave some, some gave all"

"Greater love has no one than this : to lay down one's life for one's friends." John 15:13

AUGUST:  

Since we are “Let’s Be Friends Community”,

Each month we will be discussing different aspects of friendships.

We are currently on step 1:

INITIATING.

That’s where we actively reach out to others with the purpose of getting to know them.

There are many benefits of friendships.

1. They can reduce loneliness.
2. They can lower our stress.
3. They provide us with emotional support.
4. They provide personal and spiritual growth.

SEPTEMBER:

LABOR OF LOVE 

The meaning of Labor of Love,

When we give out to others because of our passion to do so. We do not expect any rewards in return, especially monetary. Instead, the reward we receive is the internal good feeling and we do it out of our passion, unconditionally.

Basically there are millions of ways to show your Labor of Love towards others.

Some possibilities:

A warm handshake

A big smile to a stranger

Eye contact with a person

A follow up phone call to check on someone

Planting a tree, shrub, herb, vegetable or flowers

Offering an ear to someone who needs to talk.

Offering to give someone a ride

Inviting someone for coffee

Inviting someone to tell their story

Asking someone for their advice

Volunteering at local shelter, nursing home, hospital, youth organization, feeding the homeless or poor, cleaning up your neighborhood

Praising someone for their work, smile or support

Recognize others for their success/achievements

Bring someone a plate of food

Offering to care for someone's children or pets

Adopting an animal from the shelter

Advocating for those who are not able to

Assisting someone with their groceries or bags

Taking someone for a scenic walk or drive

There are millions of ways to express our Labor of Love

OCTOBER:

COZY-UP WITH FRIENDS

INVEST MORE TIME TO DEVELOP MEANINGFUL FREINDSHIPS!

NOVEMBER: FRIENDSGIVING!

THANKFUL for the people in our lives. God brings them to you for a reason.... a blessing or  a lesson.

DECEMBER: Jesus is the real reason for the season.

SPREAD HIS JOY AND KINDNESS! 

The best CHRISTmas gifts are the people surrounding you.

Born and raised in Cook County, Illinois 

Attended High School in Country Club Hills. 

Graduated in 3 years. 

Attended University of Illinois, Circle Campus in Chicago. Commuted 50 miles each way daily. Worked as a Mental Health Technician for the State of Illinois while earning my BA in Psychology. 

Upon graduation, promoted to Mental Health Supervisor. 

Decided to take entry exam for USAF, qualified for Officer Training School and Navigator Training. 

Earned my 2nd lieutenant rank and moved to Sacramento to attend 9 months of undergraduate navigator training. 

Was assigned the KC-135 aircraft, the air refueler and went to Merced, Ca for aircraft training. 

Hence, was stationed at Mather AFB in Sacramento, CA to fly the KC-135 in Strategic Air Command. Was a top secret combat crew member, sitting on alert every three weeks waiting for the United States to go to war, if the situation warranted it. 

Started working on my Masters Degree in addition to full time AF duties. 

Visited many parts of the world: Hawaii, Guam, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, England, Saudia Ariba, Australia, Iceland and most states in the US with flying bases. 

Received tons of military training: survival training, Squadron Officer School, Air Training Command school and several other top secret training events. 

Became the lead Instructor/Evaluator for the squadron as a 1st Lieutenant. 

Involved in several community activities including: Special Olympics, Juvenile Probation department, counseling youth, softball and tennis for the AF. 

Our unit disbanded and I actively sought to remain at Mather and teach undergraduate  navigation to all junior officers, Navy and AF in their program to become navigators. 

After over 4000 hours of flying and being a senior Captain, I made the decision to resign my commission and separate from the AF. 

Pursued my degree in Clinical Psychology with working with children, adolescents, adults, seniors, couples. 

Moved to Georgia, pursued private practice and obtained my addiction certificate for Georgia. 

Now, newly semi-retired, I find myself missing working with people and offering my support and passion to assist them in their lives. 

My hobbies include: tropical birds, dogs, cats, gardening, cooking, shopping and music.