The Telephone Call

August 17, 2007 was a Friday and I was off from work. I had gotten the kids off to school and decided to lay down and rest a while longer because I felt so tired.

At 10:12 a.m. the telephone rang and I ran to answer it. I said "Hello." The person on the other end of the phone said "May I speak to Tara, please." I said "Speaking." He said "This is David Holl with Mary Kay. Do you have a few minutes?" I replied "Yes." He started talking about seminar and shared with me that he had announced my pink scarf project on seminar stage. He said when he spoke about the project he didn't know the name of the consultant who was responsible for the it and but he had hoped that person would be in the audience to be recognized publicly. I told him that I started the pink scarf project but didn't attend this year due to my mom's death and my own cancer diagnosis. He commended me for the work that I was doing and we continued visiting about my health.

This phone call confirmed once again that I was working with the best company in the world. There are so many consultants/directors in Mary Kay and I knew I must be someone special when Mr. Holl chose to call and talk with me. Wow!

A Very Special Friend

I had met a very special person at the Relay for Life in June - Scott Wild. We were both getting things out of our cars for the Relay. He was parked behind me and he said "Do you want to see a lady in a pink scarf?" I said "Sure." So I walk back to his car and he had a picture of me on his computer. He told me that I would have a copy of the picture by the end of the evening. I couldn't believe his generosity. We continued to talk and I shared that I was trying to get a website for my project. He said "done." He would take care of everything! I stood in disbelief. Why would someone do this? Well, I soon learned that Scott was just that kind of person. He's always willing to help and use his talent for whomever is in need. Later that evening Scott came to my tent and handed me a framed picture of the "pink scarf lady". I was so touched!

Scott designed a website for my project and had it up and running in August.

Thank you, Scott, for all that you've done for me. I value you and your friendship more than you know!

Seminar 2007

Each year there's a big celebration in Dallas, Texas for Mary Kay and it's usually at the end of July or begining of August. This year I chose not to go because of my mom's death and my health warranted that I stay home. However, I learned from my director when she returned that my project was mentioned on seminar stage in Dallas, TX, by Mr. David Holl. I was speechless!