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OUR JOURNEY
MICHAEL CALAWAY The past 8 weeks has been pure pandemic pandemonium for Barbara and I. We've been at home approximately 3 or 4 days during this span. No one could have foreseen the impact that the Corona Virus would take upon our city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I certainly hadn't realized the impact of our nation until Barbara and I were informed that the company that we were dedicated to drive for was about to go through a full shutdown. It was at that point that life as we see it would drastically change. Over the next 8 weeks I began to see everything from a different perspective. The changes we were about to experience would be challenging, definitive, and cause us to have to alter many of our norms in what we saw as daily life. Now, as I look back over this time of change I'm able to see the great hurdles we've overcome. Life has a way of placing you in positions you don't like to be in. How do you handle the change? I believe attitude is where it all starts. 60 JULY 2020
The changes we were about to experience would be challenging, definitive, and cause us to have to alter many of our norms in what we saw as daily life.
Barbara and I have been driving trucks since 2006. Before we were introduced to this idea of driving trucks, she was an insurance agent for a formidable company, while I was a tire builder. The plant that I was working for was going through a restructuring process and had informed me that all jobs at my particular plant would be moving to Mexico. What! Barbara and I had just gotten married, made a new house purchase, and was looking forward to living out our dreams together. Life doesn't always work out the way we may desire, but we must always remember that you and I are vessels of many gifts and talents. When we come up against different
problems and trials, our best way to respond is with an attitude of positivity and faith. For Barbara and I, this was about to allow us to grow in our skill level, and give us a whole new perspective on life. Sometimes we should take the time to expand our horizons by stepping out of our comfort zones with the idea that we may embark on hidden jewels that lay along the new path we're walking. I believe this is true in every facet of life. Barbara and I have a little companion that rides everywhere we go in the truck. LeLe is a true source of entertainment, as well as, a loyal friend who will stay up late with me on the nights I'm driving in the early morning hours. I usually wake up just before midnight to start my shift, and Barbara switches places with me. So whenever she's driving I'm sleeping, and vice versa. Each morning when I'm starting my drive I utilize this time to listen to scripture on my phone, and spend time praying and meditating. Over the last few weeks Barbara
