Happy Birthday Phillip!

Ten Years ago today, I fell by chance into the greatest interview of my life. I spent months preparing, nauseated by the enormity of it.

It was a sunny morning in Del Rio Texas, a dry desolate place that had become my temporary home. The interviewer was late. A week and a half, late. I was losing patience. I waited anxiously in the sterile meeting room.

We called the interviewer, begged him to come to the meeting. After much cajoling and extraneous help, he finally found his way to our meeting.

I knew we would be a good fit as he fell into my arms. He was still angry from the uncomfortable conditions of his journey. As soon as we began to talk, he knew I was the one. I knew that there would be a lot of work involved in this job, but his gentle way assured me that the perks would far outweigh the struggles. Not only did this job become my life, it became a career and eventually a cause. We have expanded 3 times and each time presents new challenges and benefits.

Today we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of when I met Phillip Robert Mallory. The big surprise that guided us onto the path we were destined to travel. And we wouldn't change a minute of it. Well, maybe a couple- but the end result would still be the same.

Happy Birthday to the 2nd love of my life. Whoever said there could only be one guy for every girl, was not the mom of a sweet boy!