60 years old! That number sounds unbelievable to me, but my driver’s license says it’s true. With this milestone birthday, I remember a year after we married, when Bryan’s family had a reunion at which I got acquainted with his 70-year-old grandmother. As we walked together and visited, she looked at me (all of 21 years old!) and said, “In my mind I am you; it’s only my body that has changed”. I smiled and nodded, but was thinking, “you’re crazy, because you’re old”. However, with each passing decade, I realize more fully the truth in that statement.
While at the Interact meeting last Saturday, I reflected that it seems like only yesterday that my kids were this age; now my oldest has a son approaching the age for Interact. Where did the time go? I also reflect on the friends scattered across multiple states where I have been privileged to live, the varied careers that led me to own my business; opportunities to travel to dozens of countries across three continents; learning from and serving those less fortunate than myself.
All of which leads me to face this new decade exhilarated as I am free to explore further new horizons I have yet to experience. As President of the Rotary Club of Frisco I am privileged to work with the best and brightest of the second-fastest growing community in the nation—wow! This is an extraordinary assembly of leaders focused on serving our city; my goal is to support and expand those efforts. The best birthday gift to me is the impact of our Club both here and around the world.