Let’s Get Ready for Summer 2025
Float Like a Boat Summertime is approaching. We have to remember how to save ourselves in water. Floating is the answer. I can swim. But if the boat goes down in the middle of the lake I CANNOT SWIM TO SHORE. But as long as I can see the shore, I can float to it. […]
Who is Mary
I am a Child of God. Not perfect, but trying to be the person God wants me to be. I’m a Mother, Grandmother, Jeeper (I love my jeep. Her name is Mean Green Geraldeen.) I’m an international traveler. I went to Honduras, Kenya, London and Paris all in October last year. I’m trying to get […]
Mary as an Entrepreneur – findeREC Inc.
eREC is my virtual baby. eREC, was a light bulb moment I had while working as a traveling IT consultant, taking little DJ along with me. One day, I realized if something happened to me while out of state away from home, little DJ would be lost. I needed to ensure emergency contact information was […]
Float Like a Boat
I love the water. I’m a pool owner. My son was raised to swim; my mother taught him. But a disheartening truth is that many of my community don’t know how to swim. I often saw it as guests visited my house. Drowning is preventable. The purpose of Float Like a Boat is to increase […]
The Big Merger – Confirmations from God
How I believe God Winked at Me for Doing the Right Thing less than two weeks after the merger vote, April 25th, I was driving down my street going home. On my street, I passed a Clayton County fire truck and ambulance at a neighbor’s house. No sirens or lights were on, so I assumed […]
The Big Merger – Why I Voted
Merger of Riverdale and Clayton County Fire Services In 2015, I had a fire at my home that resulted in a major loss. It wasn’t a kitchen fire or a one room fire. The entire house was destroyed. I had a decision to stay or leave and chose to rebuild. My house was completely gutted […]
Mary as an Elected Official
Call Answered I was first appointed to a vacated position in May of 2021. Six months later the seat was up for election, and I ran, unopposed. I never sought this position; rather, it came to me. I realize it was a calling that I answered, and God made a way for me to win […]