Retha Jackson:  

I am caring for the elderly at Bee Hive Assisted Livings in Farmington, NM. I have been married for 37 years. I have five step children, one son, eight grand children and five great grand children from my step children. I am blessed in many ways. My Mother lives in Bloomfield, NM and I live very close to her. Daddy passed away in 1997 and Linda my sister lives in El Paso we are still very close. Mary, my younger sister was murdered in 1989 in Hobbs ,NM. I love working with our homes and residents. I am a certified CNA, Administrator, and Marketing Director for our Franchises. I lost contact with most of the people from Eunice. As I've matured I have come to appreciate the qualities of a small community. I still prefer small towns to larger ones. I now know that we had many advantages in Eunice. We were all so anxious to grow up and leave but now I often long for the simpler and more personal contacts we had then. The positives definitely outweighed the negatives. I guess what really made me look at this sight was a desire to know what happened to everyone. I know I've certainly lived through many things I never expected. Some good and some bad but all my experiences are what has made me who I am today and I am basically happy with who I have become and I am looking forward to the next experience coming my way. My husband is my hero. He taught me that in spite of mistakes I made, that I still had value. I blow off steam by vegging out, spending time with loved ones and friends, Art, reading, and when traveling, books on disk If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have God , Prayer, and Peace to be able to deal with the day-to-day. I've learned from my children and life that about the time you think you have it figured out it will change and you only know what they are doing, when you are looking at them and then you're usually missing something. Don't lose y...Expand for more