God Bless Texas & Sweet Serendipity…
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Terri Wingham is the founder and CEO of A Fresh Chapter, a cancer survivor, and someone who believes that we are not defined by the most difficult aspects of our story. |
Big hair, black top, barns, country music, barbeque, “yes m’am”, stars, stripes, and cowboy boots. But, that’s only the half of it. Then there’s restored Spanish architecture; riverside cantinas; creamy guacamole; fresh and spicy tacos; and cathedrals you could spend a whole day staring at. Welcome to Texas! Home to some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met. From a beautiful house on a little lake in La Grange, Texas, to the Riverwalk in San Antonio, to the offices of LIVESTRONG in Austin; my five days in Texas have been filled with authentic conversations and many moments of Sweet Serendipity…
This morning, as I popped the gear shift of my friend’s volkswagen jetta into fifth and cruised past tractor trailers going 70 miles an hour, the song Sweet Serendipity came on my Ipod. I replayed it three times. (more…)
Comments (5)
Terri,
Texas welcomes you. I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed your time here. There are a lot of things wrong here – but there are many, many things that are right and you saw that.
Come back soon,
Jody
Jody,
Thanks so much for your comment. I loved my time in Texas and look forward to having an excuse to come back in the not too distant future. Perhaps then we’ll be able to connect in person. Have a great week!
Terri
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