Life is a journey we take with different paths for each of us to travel. Some may discover their own little Camelot and sail through life without a hitch. Others find bumps and bruises around every bend. It's the shoes we're wearing in the midst of hard times that map our personal journey. We can choose to drown in safe pity or we can put on our best hiking boots and go forward knowing there is purpose in everything including cancer. Life and perseverance go hand in hand. If we keep our goal in sight, if we kick one pair of worn shoes off and slip into a new and better pair, if we learn to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and start over as we go through pain and disappointment, we are destined to find a perfect fit. ¿Born in a small town in Texas. Moved to California at age three. Raised in a dysfunctional environment. Met and was with my future husband six years at age 13 and 15. Married 57 years. Three children Eric, Kimberly, Michael. Granddaughters Alexandra and Kayla. Left the dental field to open The Enchanted Playhouse Preschool in California before moving to Bend, Oregon for twenty years. What I loved best were outdoor activities available. Now living in Beaverton, Oregon. Found volunteering at St. Charles in Bend and St. Vincent Hospital in Portland until Covid hit to be most rewarding.