The best advice I ever heard is: “Trust God with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5)
My three most recommended books are: the Bible, Atlas Shrugged and The First Christmas Night.
To me, success means: at the end of the day, I can say that my family is safe and taken care of and that I have found a way tohonor God.
People who know me might be surprised that: the only time that I am outgoing is when I am Santa Chrys. Most of the time, I am very quiet.
My biggest pet peeve is: all the construction all over town at the same time.
Everyone in Amarillo needs to experience: Candy Cane Lane at Christmas. Both Thanksgiving night and Dec. 23 at 8 p.m., you can watch the annual snowball fights between Team Santa and Team Grinch. Hundreds of families meet to throw cotton snowballs at each other. At the end, Santa and the Grinch shake hands and hug it out. There’s always lots of laughs and fun!
If I could change any one local thing it would be: to have more local restaurants like Tyler’s BBQ, Pancake Station, Delvin’s, Green Chile Willy’s, Pescaraz and Mickey’s Place in Canyon.
This city is amazing at: coming together to help other communities and Panhandle families in need.
My favorite place in Amarillo is: with my family and our new grandson.
A local organization I love right now: Panhandle Sleigh Riders, newly chartered by The Lions Club. Following disasters, home fires, floods and tornados, this group of Santas and Mrs. Claus, elves, The Grinch and other Christmas performers come alongside the affected community to focus on helping the children involved. They bring toys, bikes, toiletries and other supplies to help kids get back to a semblance of normal and take some of the stress off the families.
