I met Jackie through a male friend. Things didn’t work out with him but she met another friend of mine. Our journey continues! I also found out she works/worked with a long time friend of my sisters. I gave Communion to this woman’s mother when she was home-bound and in the hospital! God put us on this journey together. I’m so excited to see where it leads! Jackie is the perfect picture of “classy”. She beams classiness and you know right off it is as much internal as external! JACKIE MAKES A DIFFERENCE! She has also been a woman of strength, courage, and love!

She has made a positive difference her whole life. There are way too many to list, but I will gave you a few:
She gave me her God when I was suicidal because I didn’t believe my God could love me.
We share “lift me ups” that only we understand: A F L A C K, Almond Joy wrappers, the Peterbuilt sign etc…..
Cheryl is my best friend, my sister in Christ, my niece, and my world.
She is the first person I call, for good and bad.
I’m Godmother for her dogs (her children that God gives her).
The list goes on and on! SHE IS MY EV EVERYTHING!
CHERYL YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Jared Miller is a Program Coordinator with REM Wisconsin. He never fails to go above and beyond for the company and for his clients. Jared’s ability and talent to walk into a stressful situation and remain calm and professional is very commending. Jared has developed the program and clients to be a team and support one another. Jared is an outstanding employee and friend and he is well deserved of recognition.

Thank you for always being there for me to listen, tell me when i need to think differently about things and knowing i can count on you when needed. You have been a true friend and have made my life richer. I hope you realize what a wonderful person you are and how much you are appreciated

Thank you for always being there for me to listen, tell me when i need to think differently about things and knowing i can count on you when needed. You have been a true friend and have made my life richer. I hope you realize what a wonderful person you are and how much you are appreciated

I cannot go into it right now because of this being sent as a secret.

Jen made a simple moment signifcant by taking the time to meet a client where he was at with his mental illness and not argue with him but problem solve with him from his current reality, thank you Jen for make a simple moment in your day significant for a client.

Jon was the keynote speaker for the Wisconsin 2015 SHRM conference and his story moved me to tears. I thought about his presentation a lot while I was driving home from the conference. As soon as I got home, I knew I needed to share Nathan’s story with the rest of my team. I ordered Jon’s book via Amazon that day and shared Nathan’s story with great pride. There are a lot of great learning tools in this book, and while I may not have figured them all out, I will keep on trying. “Showtime” was my favorite phrase that Jon spoke of and I will try to incorporate that in my daily interactions with my co-workers, peers, and superiors.

The darkest and most challenging time in my career happened while I was working with Jen. We were faced with the challenge of re-building a team from the ground up. Where any other new manager would have ran and let someone else take care of the problem (that someone was me), Jen stayed. She slept less in a month than most people do in a week and made many personal sacrifices. I’m sure she questioned why she decided to take on that responsibility several times, but she never quit.
Jen is receiving a 7 of Hearts because she never gave up on us. I have a grim picture sitting above my computer that reminds me of that challenging time…and in bold magic marker the words, “Remember what you’ve overcome” are written across it. When I find myself feeling overwhelmed and thinking I can’t overcome an obstacle I look at that and feel like I can do anything. Thanks for being a part of that transformation Jen and giving me a constant reminder that getting over obstacles might not be easy, but is never impossible, no matter how big they might be.