Lisa Jackson:  

Life Walter and I just celebrated 20 years of marriage August 6th. Wow! To celebrate we spent a week in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, at a Sandals Resort! Wow, what a way to celebrate 20 years! Walter surprised me with a dream I've had for over 20 years - that he would dance with me under the stars. He did it ~ on the shore of the ocean, by candle light. What a man! We have 3 children - Landon is 22, Logan is 18, and Lauren is 15. They are each very bright and intelligent with very strong personalities. Hummm...wonder who they got that from? !!! Landon lives on his own in an apartment in Arlington and is going to Lincoln Tech to learn welding and will graduate with his certification in November of 2009. Logan is a senior in high school and is the percussion leader in the band. He and a friend have a digital DVD film making business and have won some awards. He plays on the Tennis Team and his goal is to make it to Texas State Tennis Finals. He also plays on the golf team - which he worked to get started this year at his high school. Logan is the comedian in our family and is quick witted with comebacks that keep us cracked up! Lauren is a freshman in high school this year, plays the flute in the band and is a 1st year majorette. She looks like Walter's family, but her personalilty is so much like I was at her age. She is a social butterfly, can make friends with a total stranger in minutes and makes a lasting impression on everyone she meets. Walter's getting a big stick to beat off the older high school guys that are coming around! The Bible says, "children are a blessing from the Lord" and Walter and I have been blessed to have three children. We have learned a lot as parents, especially when they hit the teenage years! And we've learned that not matter how old your kids are and even after they have left your house, they still need a bit of parental advice (or direction) and financial assistance from time to time. Walter says he's looking forward to the empty nest, but I don't think I'm quite as eager for that time to come. We stay really busy in the small town of DeKalb, Texas. Our lives revolve around the activities at First Baptist Church where Walter is the Pastor. We've been here for eight years now. With two of our kids still at home and very active in the high school band, we spend the entire Fall traveling to all the football games. We are either at church events or doing something with our kids. It's great to have teenagers whose friends think Walter and I are the "coolest parents" and so they spend a lot of time at our home...Expand for more