Improvise Your Way Through Life Bill Lucas

Aya was born and raised in Tyre (Sur) Lebanon. She moved to the United States at the age of 13 in 2006.  At the age of 30 (she looks 20) she has found, through loss, a new perspective about herself and how she sees the world.  This will be a bit different from my other podcasts.  It get heavy and "real" pretty quickly.  I don't think either one of us saw that coming when we started.  I can guarantee you will be touched by the words of this wonderful young woman and, I believe, you may see a bit, if not, a lot of yourself in her words.  Thank you again Aya.

 Who would have thought a girl from SC would come to ND in her teens and perform in the Medora Muscial and then come back later in her life to share her talent with so many of us in Fargo, ND.  In this episode Kellie and I share a lot of laughs and antics that only an educator and theatre gal have.  She has done so much in her life that has brought joy and "the best" out of people she knows.  Kellie, thank you so much for your time. It was a treat. 

Today my guest is Mark Lindquist.  He is an Air Force veteran, motivational speaker, has sung the Star Spangled Banner at countless NFL games and other sporting events throughout the country, and is running for political office.  Mark also suffers from depression and he has joined me today to share his life and the struggles he and many people face with their mental health.  You will get to hear how he challenges himself to be better physically and mentally every day.  He can’t do it alone and he knows that.  So he is brave enough to share how “reaching out” is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength we all can strive to achieve.   I am sure this podcast will be enjoyable for all of you, along with giving you a lot of “food for thought”.

Dawn has had many detours in life and has always found a way to put a positive spin on them.   As a little girl she wanted to be a chiropractor and took many advanced courses in high school.  Yet, she also had the dream of dancing and performing.  She started with lessons at the age of 4.  Through out her life she has been a wonderful wife, mother, teacher, choreographer, dancer, and supporter of all of those she meets.  Join me in this journey of how she takes life's curveballs and improvises to her next and exciting chapter of her life.   Annnnddd she ain't done yet folks. 

As a high school student Mary was: a mom, carried a 4.0 GPA, and was her Senior class President. Today, she is a top selling realtor. When she was twelve Mary “knew” she would own a bunch of horses some day. Well, that didn’t happen, but throughout her life of “twists and turns” she has been a professional writer and editor, a high school teacher, education director for her local church, and worked for an oil and gas media start up company, along with a few other jobs (don’t ask her about retail :). She also loves to explore old houses and find ways to bring them back to life. To this day, many of them inspire her writing. Thank you for joining me on this amazing journey that is Mary’s life.

Mama Luke (my mom) is 95 years old at the time of this podcast.  In it she shares stories from her time growing up in Carlisle, Ky, her family, friends, along with stories from my family in the Civil War. I know you will be entertained and enthralled by this woman who is a natural born story teller.  I love you Mama Luke.