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.

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

and I have seen some major changes in the normal lifestyle we've come to know in the US. We've traveled to almost every "hotspot" where the virus has been deemed the highest cases of death, and positive identification of virus outspread. Our first 2 weeks we were dispatched from our beloved city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma down south to the city of Denton, Texas. We were asked to distribute food to all the surrounding areas in that region. Hoarding was an early problem during the pandemic, causing everyone to panic. We stayed on the move, delivering groceries and essential goods to places like Dallas,Texas\ New Orleans, Louisiana\ Phoenix, Arizona\ Los Angeles, California\ and plenty of other cities throughout the United States. While we were in New York, we experienced an electric fire in our truck. This was a very scary experience, but it wasn't long before we were back on the road accomplishing the task at hand. We're now home, enjoying approximately 36 hours of home time before getting back on the road.

As I look back, I've gained a new perspective concerning what I treasure in life. I used to see money as a major game changer, but had to quickly realize that a person can have money, without access to resources. I started seeing that my ability to transport goods to the effected areas of the country were truly making an impact on many lives. It caused me to experience humility in a whole new way. As I look back I've learned some common truths that may help someone that may be experiencing hardship, excessive worry, lack of direction, or you're just not knowing what to do next. Attitude will determine your outcome, because it is the driving force for daily life. So if you're going to press forward, but have a negative attitude about how you're going to reach your objective, your energy will be quickly depleted. Determination is that focus on the finish line. Don't allow distractions that take your focus away from the prize you're so desperately seeking to gain. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Meditating on the words of our creator allows us to ruminate on what He tells us. Spending some quiet time with God always creates a dynamic that cannot occur from any other sojourney

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