Fayetteville Women's View, February 2019

VOLUME 13 FEBRUARY ISSUE 02 2019 for, by and about local women MAGAZINE Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch This month, 2019 lineup become Community and education at a citizen scientist Fayetteville Culture Class Arts Council brings T.V. actor Boris Kodjoe to town Hand-lettering for beginners

Women’s View Magazine presents D2S0a1at9TveHesESE FEBRUARY 14 • MAY 9 • AUGUST 8 • NOVEMBER 14 Ramada Inn Bordeaux 1707 Owen Dr. Keynote Speaker Sharon Valentine Logical solutions llc, business woman, conservationist SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 10:00 am–12:00 noon..............Shopportunity Expo & Wine Tasting open 12:00 noon–2:00 pm................Luncheon, Keynote Speaker, Prizes and More 2:00–3:00 pm...............................Shopportunity Expo & Wine Tasting continues TICKETS: $40.00 (includes the Shopportunity Expo and 1 Luncheon ticket) VENDORS: $80.00 (includes 1 Luncheon ticket) Join us for the with Each luncheon a portion of our profits will be Exclusive Wine Bar & given to the Kidsville News Literacy Thursday Shopportunity and Education Foundation. Tasting! FEB 14 Expo Call Paulette with any questions: WWW.FAYETTEVILLELADIESPOWERLUNCH.COM • #FLPL 910-273-2820 Rodney Sherrill Riddle Family Foundation VENDORS Young Living Essential Oils Pure Romance with Dee The Premiere Lumiere Agency & Bequest Estates Jenifer Fennell Photography LulaRoe INCLUDE: Jewels by Park Lane Picture of Health & Thermography Cape Fear Flooring & Restoration KourtneysThings Cookie Crafts 4 Crisis Mary Kay Cosmetics Noonday Collection Paparazzi Jewelry Color Street Perfectly Posh Scentsy Ribbon Walk 2019 Bottle Free Water Carolina Spring Showcase Claudia's Nails & Spa Pink Zebra 2 FEBRUARYM2A0G1A9Z I N E For more details on our WWW.FAYETTEVILLELADIESPOWERLUNCH.COM • #FLPL 2 FEBRUARY 2019 2019 events, check out

2019 5 CULTURE At Fayetteville Culture Class, local Native Americans teach and share culture with each other and within the community. 6 NETWORK Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch 2019 lineup Inspire. Educate. Empower. Celebrate. Women in our community will speak at Power Lunches this February, May, August and November. 8 SERENADE Send your loved ones (or the ones you love to embarrass) a Singing Valentine! 9 LETTERING A handwritten note with an extra bit of visual pizazz is the perfect way to say, “I love you.” 10 BORIS KODJOE Actor and Renaissance man Boris Kodjoe is coming 12 to town Feb. 23. 15 BIRDS The Great Backyard Bird Count Help scientists gather important information from the comfort of your home in this family-friendly activity. BOOK REVIEW \"The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown is a quick and easy read that’s full of revelations. 16 JUST SAYIN' Ya’ll, it is strange how senior citizens’ outfits seem to think I need to be reminded of my age. 17 STRAWBERRIES Stuffed strawberries with cream cheese filling are an alternative to the chocolate-covered classic. 18 EVENTS This month in and around Cumberland County 20 PUPPETS Read the story of Angela Marks’ unique, award- winning ministry: With His Hands Puppets. 21 TRANSITION Change jobs without burning bridges. FEBRUARY 2019 3

letter from the editor VOLUME 13 ISSUE 02 PUBLISHER The month of love is here again. Other features in this issue provide Recently, more than ever before, I’ve information and ideas for people F & B Publications appreciated all the kinds of love we wanting to connect with like-minded ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER get to enjoy in this life. The love and individuals, expand their social commitment between two people in a horizons, be inspired, show a loved Stephanie Crider romantic relationship is beautiful and one they care or just have fun and learn [email protected] so special. But just as life-changing about this community. can be the blossoming love between EDITOR yourself and a new niece or nephew; The Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch, Leslie Pyo your siblings as you each transition from which you can read about on pages 6-7, [email protected] one phase of life to the next; your parents welcomes local women on Valentine’s ART DIRECTOR or parent figures as you and they grow Day, Feb. 14, to the first of its four events Elizabeth Long older and wiser; a dear friend who chose scheduled for 2019. These quarterly [email protected] you, and whom you chose; and on and lunches are an opportunity to plug into SALES AND MARKETING on. One of the most important kinds of Fayetteville’s vibrant community of DIRECTOR nonromantic love might be the love and go-getters and female entrepreneurs, Kimberly Herndon acceptance of ourselves. whether they are moms, wives, veterans, [email protected] artists, businesswomen — or all of the MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE In his novel “Anna Karenina,” Leo above and more. Linda McAlister Tolstoy wrote, “I think ... if it is true [email protected] that there are as many minds as there FLPL’s mission is to inspire, educate, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR are heads, then there are as many empower and celebrate women. Next Paulette Naylor kinds of love as there are hearts.” Every month, Women’s View Magazine will [email protected] day, and in every relationship, we debut a new tagline and name that DISTRIBUTION MANAGER/ have opportunities to enjoy the vast reflects a partnership between this SALES ADMINISTRATOR spectrum of love the human heart is publication and FLPL. Our missions Laurel Handforth capable of receiving and giving. are the same, and this partnership will [email protected] increase the reach and effectiveness of FEBRUARY CONTRIBUTORS This month’s cover story subject, The both entities. Happy month of love. We Rita Thomas Great Backyard Bird Count, is a fun, can’t wait to grow with you this year! Sharon Valentine educational activity well-suited for KasCie Page families, friends or solo enjoyment. Tisha Waddell Maxine Reyes Angel Choi Janet Gibson Mindy Love LaNatria Ellis Christina Arreola Judy Stapleton Angela Marks WOMEN’S VIEW MAGAZINE 208 ROWAN STREET FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28301 PHONE: 910-484-6200 Fax: 910-484-9218 Interested in contributing to Women's View Magazine? Email [email protected] or call 910-484-6200. Women’s View Magazine is by, for and about women in Cumberland County. Published by F&B Publications in conjunction with Media Marketing Management. ©2019 by F&B Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisement without permission is strictly prohibited. Various vector sources credited to © Freepik and © Vecteezy. Are you interested in writing about stories, causes and organizations that matter to Cumberland County? Consider contributing an article or pitching a story idea to Women’s View Magazine. We want to elevate your voice. For more information, email [email protected]. 4 FEBRUARY 2019

RITA THOMAS Rita Thomas is an Army veteran and freelance artist who works primarily in pen-and- ink and colored pencils. Her lifelong pursuit of sewing clothes inspires her to design Contributing Writer and create Native American regalia for herself and other local dancers. Thomas also enjoys studying geometric patterns in nature, which stems from her study of mathematics. She holds a Master of Arts in history. When not engaged in a reference book, you will find Thomas perusing local museums and art galleries. Every Thursday, the beat of the drum A typical program begins with a grand selected song accompanied by singers brings us together for an evening entry of dancers adorned with colorful around the drum. of song and dance. We dance in a feathers, beads and patterned material Finally, after each category is represented, circle for those who are not able to with personal meaning to the individuals the dancers, including participants from the and for the enjoyment of spending time who wear them. First to enter, traditional audience, perform a group social dance. with each other. In Fayetteville Culture male dancers keep rhythm with shields The entire group snakes around the room in Class, I found my new, extended family and weapons as the women elegantly a line, always with giggles and smiles from and fell in love. After many years of step forward, shawl fringes swaying in those who join in the fun. The dance ends searching, I finally found a group with the sync with the beat of the drum. with members of the group moving to the rich cultural diversity that I experienced In categories, the entire group of dancers center and letting out a final cheer. and grew to love as a child. Walking into fills the circle. Chicken dancers flaunt their As an Army veteran transplanted from the room, I am immediately met with hugs moves with pride. Grass dancers tap the upstate New York and settled into North from several kids followed by the embrace ground, preparing it for other dancers. Carolina, I redefined the meaning of home. of teens and adults. Jingle dancers keep their cones tapping With 16-year roots in Fayetteville, I now call The Fayetteville Culture Class consists sounds in healing unison while the Fancy North Carolina my home. I found balance mainly of local Native Americans, dancers flash feathers and swing shawls in and connection with Fayetteville Culture predominantly Lumbee, who love to circular patterns. Each continues to move Class. In the class, I am able to use years of teach and share their culture with each clockwise in the sacred pattern of a circle educational training to teach children the other and within the community. It was to the drumbeat and song that fill the room. importance of symbolism and how it relates started two years ago by Nakoma In the second portion of the program, the to meaningful dance. Taking turns, selected Maiden with the help of his sister, Nina lead singer introduces each category of adults in the group bring relevant lessons Locklear, and Nina's husband, Brad. dance separately, giving a short history to the weekly classes. There is much beauty We use outreach programs to educate lesson about the meaning behind the found in the diversity of native people across community members about the meaning movements and the symbols found on America, and members of Fayetteville behind different categories of powwow the regalia. Dancers representing that Culture Class enjoy sharing our culture with dances and the visual symbolism used category demonstrate the moves to a the local community. on dance regalia. Members of FCC danced at the Fayetteville Culture Class is free and open to the public. FEBRUARY 2019 5 Veterans Affairs Hospital on Raeford •Meets every Thursday evening, 6:30-9 p.m. Road in November 2018 for a •Stoney Point Recreation Center: 7411 Rockfish Rd. Native American Heritage Program. •For information or to schedule a dance demonstration, contact Nakoma Photo credit: Brad Garner Maiden at 910-527-6483 or John Whittemore at 910-835-6483.

Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch 2019 lineup T he Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch is a quarterly networking event held at the Ra- mada Plaza at Bordeaux. It's a fantastic opportunity for women in Fayetteville to learn from, empower and celebrate each other. Each lunch features a local woman keynote speaker who is making a difference in this community. The 2019 series kicks off Thursday, Feb. 14. The other 2019 lunches are scheduled for May 9, Aug. 8 and Nov. 14. Each Power Lunch opens at 10 a.m. with registration and an exclusive Shopportunity Expo that features dozens of local vendors representing women-owned businesses. Seating begins at 11:45 a.m. At noon, opening remarks precede lunch and the keynote speech. At 1:45 p.m., there are door prizes courtesy of every vendor, a 50-50 raffle and clos- ing remarks. The formal portion of the event concludes at 2 p.m., leaving an hour for continued networking and conversation before the Power Lunch officially concludes at 3 p.m. Each Fayetteville Ladies Power Lunch takes place at the Ramada Plaza, 1707-A Owen Dr. Registration costs $40 in advance and $45 at the door. Vendor tables and sponsorships are also available. To learn more, or to register, visit www.fayettevilleladiespowerlunch.com. FEB. 14 Valentine has been president of Wom- SHARON VALENTINE en’s Forum of NC and chaired the first Cumberland County Council on the Logical Solutions, LLC Status of Women, receiving a gover- Businesswoman, Conservationist nor’s grant to establish the second Displaced Homemakers’ Center in the Sharon Valentine has had the good U.S. She has also served on several lo- fortune to enjoy four careers and has cal civic boards and economic devel- learned lessons from all four. She opment commissions, and the foun- plans to share wisdom gained from dations of Methodist University and the experience of each career. She Pembroke University. hopes to help other women avoid making the mistakes she did; lend MAY 9 some understanding to the mysteries KASCIE PAGE of the male mind; and offer tips she’s Singer/Songwriter found useful both professionally and personally. Growing up around music at home and at church in her hometown of Raised in Montana, Valentine arrived Conway, South Carolina, KasCie Page in Fayetteville in 1972 as an Air Force started singing when she was 3 years wife. Over the last 46 years, she has old. In addition to singing, Page ex- been a state and university adminis- perimented with songwriting from an trator; a small-business owner; a farm early age. and livestock owner; and founder/ chairman of an agricultural innova- After college, Page moved to the small tion/sustainability nonprofit. town of Red Springs, North Carolina, and worked at BB&T. She continued to She is presently a partner/owner, with sing in church, at weddings and family her fiancé, Dr. Leonard Bull, in Logical events, but only when she went home Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm that to Conway. focuses on environmental and waste management issues. 6 FEBRUARY 2019

Then, in the late 2000s, she met Rob- NOV. 14 bie Lee VanHoy at the bank. He owned MAXINE REYES Soundland Studios in Red Springs and Veteran, Advocate for Women Veterans, Entrepreneur had written a song for which he had still Maxine Reyes is a mother, veteran, mil- not found the right female vocalist. The itary wife, philanthropist, entrepreneur, duo of KasCie and Robbie Lee was born. author, speaker, leadership/life coach A few years ago, Page signed a record deal and singer. She is the CEO of Fit For with Lamon Records Nashville in Tennes- The Role Academy and founder of With see, and she released her first full-length Courage & Grace Inc., a nonprofit that album in 2017. Lee worked with Page to supports empowerment for girls, wom- write several of her original tracks, and he en and the military community at large. still serves as her duo partner. Reyes retired in December 2017 from her With a voice that has depth and its own final duty station in Fort Bliss, Texas, as unique character — and that natural a decorated U.S. Army captain. She then Southern country flavor — Page has moved back to Fayetteville to join her caught the ear of more than one Nash- husband of 21 years, where he continues ville producer. Her influences range to serve as an active-duty Army officer. from Dolly Parton and Martina McBride She volunteers as a Family Life and Mas- to Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones ter Resilience Trainer with Army Com- for a sound that combines country, munity Service and recently as an events gospel and a little rock 'n’ roll. coordinator and host for the local Associ- ation of the United States Army. AUG. 8 As a philanthropic leader, Maxine has TISHA WADDELL mentored hundreds of individuals. She Fayetteville City Councilmember, Entrepreneur, Mentor and her husband founded the Doctor In November 2017, the residents of Dis- Bird Scholarship Award to recognize trict 3 elected Tisha S. Waddell to her educational excellence at the primary first term on Fayetteville City Council. school she attended in her native town She has the distinction of serving as of Marlie Hill, Jamaica. Her level of com- the district’s first female representative munity involvement while serving in and is committed to representing her Orlando, Florida, earned her the proc- district with integrity, transparency and lamation that July 14, 2016, is forever clear communications. known as \"Captain Maxine Reyes Day.\" She was reared as the daughter of two As a singer, Reyes has entertained au- military parents and traveled extensively diences that include former U.S. presi- with them during their time of service. dent George W. Bush, representatives of Their final duty station was at Fort Bragg, the Qatari government, and Wounded and Fayetteville became her family’s Warriors of the Armed Forces. Maxine’s home in 1997. unique and soulful sound is derived from Waddell is an entrepreneur with years her Caribbean foundation and love for of nonprofit and executive-level deci- American vocal artists. sion-making experience. She currently The FLPL is run by an advisory board works with individuals looking to start or consisting of local businesswomen: Cely grow their small business. She also uses Graham, BizCard Xpress; Alison Green, her background in conflict resolution Alison Green Accounting & Taxation, LLC; to mentor and train women in blended Peggy Manning, Jewels by Park Lane; Lin- families on best practices for integrating da McAlister, Up & Coming Weekly; Jill two families peacefully. Waddell former- Merrill, Favorite Travel; Wanda Chavis, ly served as a commissioner on the Fay- Picture of Health Thermography; Paulette etteville Redevelopment Commission. Naylor, F&B Publications; Chi Chi Oko- Waddell is the wife of Larry J. Waddell II roafor, Premier Cardiovascular Center; and the mom of two beautiful daughters, Joan Richter, J&J Desktop Publishing; Dee RaVielle and Peyton, and bonus mom to Parris, Pure Romance with Dee; and Casey two handsome sons, Aiden and Aaron. Schaffer, Cape Fear Flooring & Restoration. FEBRUARY 2019 7

T his is a great idea whether you want to overwhelm that special someone or embarrass your best friend at work. For the third year in a row, Fayetteville’s Cross Creek Chordsmen have offered to travel nearly anywhere in the area — from Southern Pines to Fort Bragg — with a Valentine’s Day serenade for that special someone. “We come to their work, their home, wherever, and sing to them,” said coordinator Joshua Gray-Heim. “Nothing is funnier than seeing four guys have to go through security and explain why they should be allowed to take the pitch pipe, which we use to start our songs on the right key, instead of leaving it at the security desk.” A quartet will surprise the recipient on Valentine’s Day with a box of chocolates and a flower and will then burst into “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and “Heart of my Heart.” The Cross Creek Chordsmen are accepting requests for Singing Valentines. Prior to Feb. 14, call 910-890-4580. Callers can ask that the Chordsmen be dispatched at a specific time on Feb. 14 or let the Chordsmen choose for themselves. It costs $50 to schedule a Singing Valentine. 8 FEBRUARY 2019

ANGEL CHOI Angel Choi is 16 years old. She started hand-lettering in August of 2017 and has been in love with it ever since. She currently letters gift bags for Leclair’s General Store Freelance Artist in addition to taking personal commissions. Aside from lettering, she enjoys dance, Find her work on debate and anything to do with music. Instagram: @angelletters I first became interested in calligraphy Soft and Hard Tipped Pens because of the • Lift the pen between strokes. and hand-lettering after watching a video amount of stiffness in their tips. These pens This isn’t like cursive writing. This is of a hand letterer as they wrote a single are hard enough to keep a thin upstroke one of the reasons it’s important to word — hope — with a brush pen. I was but not so stiff that it makes forming a slow down when doing calligraphy. fascinated. The pen seemed to glide smooth downstroke difficult. Lift the pen after big transitions and across the paper, leaving behind some- almost always for each new letter. thing far more beautiful than a simple A cheaper alternative to begin with is a word. The way it was written seemed to Sharpie Brush Pen. This pen is a little soft- • Find your style. Practice many give the word more meaning, make it er than the Tombow brush pens. You can different fonts until you find one that stand out and provide it with a purpose. find either of these locally at Michaels, works for you. The internet is helpful Hobby Lobby or sometimes at Barnes & for discovering fun new fonts. What I immediately began to practice. I started Noble. I like to call a “traditional” font is a with simple Crayola markers but soon Here are some tips for getting started: good one for beginners. It will pro- bought myself a Sharpie brush pen. Not vide a foundation for lettering skills long after, I was trying the more tradi- • Practice your strokes. When you until you are able to improvise. tional pen-and-ink calligraphy and then get started, you want to have thick exploring new fonts and different pens. downstrokes and thin upstrokes. Prac- • Try writing on different sur- Each new pen was like a new toy I got to tice holding the pen at a 45-degree faces. Putting calligraphy on things play with. angle. For downstrokes, put a good other than normal paper can add an amount of pressure on the pen. For exciting touch. Things to try: Enve- That’s one of the many things I love about upstrokes, don’t apply any pressure; lopes, packages, smooth wood and lettering: it’s always different. Even when just keep the pen on the page. even things like mugs. For surfaces I write the same word over and over you can’t use a brush pen on, try again, there’s something different about • Work slowly. If you try to write using a normal pen/Sharpie and each iteration. It can be the style, the pen, too quickly, the letters often come out simply going back over your down- the color or even just a single stroke that different sizes and it’s difficult to get strokes to thicken them. makes it unique. Lettering is a form of art, smooth strokes. a way to express yourself. Have fun, and happy lettering! 9FEBFREUBRAURYAR2Y0129019 With Valentine’s Day coming up, now is the perfect time to try it out. At this point in my lettering journey, I like to use Tombow brush pens. My favorites are Tombow Dual Brush Pens and Tombow Fudenosuke

J.W. Seabrook Auditorium 10 FEBRUARY 22001199 TICKETS to Boris Kodjoe’s “True To Yourself” Black History Month event are available for $20; student tickets are $10. Visit theartscouncil.com/ truetoyourself, or purchase tickets at the Arts Center, 301 Hay St., in downtown Fayetteville. Call 910-323-1776 for more information.

JANET GIBSON Janet Gibson started a newspaper reporter and editor. She ultimately at age 11 with a group of kids equal- co-owned and published a high- Director of Marketing and ly determined to change the world. end lifestyle magazine in Florida. Communications, By 19, she was writing for newspa- She later reinvented herself as a Arts Council of Fayetteville/ pers and magazines. After grad- marketing professional for media Cumberland County uating from the University of South and corporate entities. Originally Carolina, wanderlust struck. From from Fayetteville, she now wears her W hen looking at Boris Kodjoe’s the Carolinas to Texas and Wash- hat as the director of marketing and bio and body of work, it’s easy ington, D.C., to Florida, she seized communications for the Arts Council to come to a quick conclusion: adventures as an award-winning of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. Here is a Renaissance man for our times. He’s a notable actor on television options. One option revealed itself in 1992 in the form of a and the big screen — and Broadway. He’s a scholarship offer from Virginia Commonwealth University in clothing designer of exceptionally stylish, yet Richmond, where he earned a marketing degree. After gradua- affordable, quality menswear. He’s a super- tion, yet another opportunity surfaced when the Ford Modeling model, too. And a philanthropist and nom- Agency signed Kodjoe. He quickly became one of the most inee of three NAACP Image Awards … and recognizable faces in advertising. he’s made People magazine’s coveted “Most Beautiful People in the World” list. Hollywood took notice, and soon Kodjoe was featured in “Love and Basketball” as well as the TV series “Soul Food,” a show that Current and future fans of Kodjoe will have introduced him to his costar and future wife, Nicole Ari Parker. the chance to meet him when he comes to Fayetteville for the second annual “True To Among his other credits are BET’s mock-reality show “Real Yourself,” a Black History Month talk series Husbands of Hollywood;” the FOX hit comedy “Last Man on with Piedmont Natural Gas, presented by Earth;” the role of the opinionated chief of surgery, Dr. William the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland Campbell, in “Code Black;” Captain Sullivan on the Shonda County. The event is Saturday, Feb. 23, at Rhimes-produced “Station 19” on ABC; and Congressman Brett 7 p.m., at J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on the Cole in Netflix’s “House of Cards.” campus of Fayetteville State University. Kodjoe said he realized one of his dreams in 2008 when he Cumberland County District Court Judge made his Broadway debut as Brick in the Tennessee Williams Toni King will moderate, and the talk will be classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” alongside James Earl Jones and followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Phylicia Rashad. For the second year, Piedmont Natural Gas has signed on as the title sponsor. In 2010, Boris and his brother Patrick launched World of Alfa, a clothing company offering high-quality, custom-made shirts “Boris Kodjoe is an in-demand speaker who and suits at affordable prices. According to a press release, will share the story of his personal and career Alfa’s team initiative is to redefine network distribution and triumphs and challenges, all the while re- empower people to start their own businesses. maining true to his ideals and authentic self,” said Deborah Martin Mintz, executive director With his wife, Nicole Kodjoe, Boris also is a champion of change of the Arts Council. in another way. He and Nicole established the Sophie’s Voice Foundation in honor of their daughter, who was born with spina Perhaps currently best known for his roles on bifida. The foundation assists families who are affected by the the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff “Station 19” and birth defect and helps educate women of childbearing age about on Netflix’s “House of Cards,” Kodjoe will por- the importance of folic acid in preventing spina bifida. tray O.J. Simpson in “Nicole and O.J.,” a movie slated for March release. Kodjoe’s “True To Yourself” talk in Fayetteville is not only meant to offer insights into achieving personal and career suc- Born Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey cess, but also to inspire others to pursue their passions. Ofuatey-Kodjoe in 1973, he is the son of a German psychologist mother and a physi- Kodjoe put it like this in a social media post: “If you believe in cian father from Ghana, West Africa. Boris yourself and you are not afraid to express your dreams, there excelled in sports and rose to be a top-ranked are no limits to what you can do.\" tennis player in Germany, where he grew up. A professional tennis career appeared likely, FEBRUARY 2019 11 but a back injury forced him to explore other

MINDY LOVE Birds are big business. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2016 National Survey of Creator/blogger, Sweet Tea and Pasta Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Rec- www.sweetteaandpasta.com reation, more than 45 million Americans watch Mindy Love is a full-time environmental program manager with birds at their homes and while in public spaces. Birds the U.S. Army Reserve Command and creator of the blog Sweet comprise the largest group of wildlife observed and Tea and Pasta. She’s lived in North Carolina for over 20 years are the most photographed, with mammals coming in and started her blog to share her Southern experiences with second on the list. Furthermore, birdwatchers contrib- others. When she’s not assisting the military in saving the earth, ute nearly $80 billion to the U.S. economy each year she’s eating her way around the South, meeting new people and through tourism, recreational equipment purchases, looking for new small towns to explore. event attendance and more. This month, become a Many people are fascinated by birds. Birds are polli- citizen scientist and help nators, and they provide natural pest control. They can professionals gather easily be seen while driving a car, looking out the win- important information — from dow at work or home, or while enjoying leisure time in the comfort of your home, parks, near bodies of water or in the mountains. or from whatever location you please. One thing that is difficult to do where birds are con- cerned, however, is to get good information about species numbers, migration patterns and any changes in those patterns. That’s where regular folks, children and experienced bird-watchers come in. How? By becoming citizen scientists. Each February, residents across the country participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, or GBBC, for short. The bird count was created in 1998 by the National Audubon Society and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. These organizations are dedicated to the study of birds and their habits, migration patterns, and bird population numbers across the 50 states. By participating, people have the opportunity to contribute valuable data about wild birds to scientists at these organizations. 12 FEBRUARY 2019

This year, the GBBC takes place COVER STORY Feb. 15-18. Getting involved is easy and fun. FEBRUARY 2019 13 First, create a free GBBC account online at http://gbbc.birdcount.org. Or, download the eBird mobile app for your digital device. It is easy to upload photos, and participants can see real-time data, maps and charts. The count should be done on one or more days during the four-day period in February for at least 15 minutes, although counts may be done for more than 15 minutes or multiple times during that timeframe. Bird-watchers should tally the numbers and kinds of different bird spe- cies seen during that time. Counting may be done from home, at the park or on a walk — any location across the 50 states is fine. Be sure to submit a separate checklist for each new day, time or location that you count. Common birds found in the Fayetteville area during the winter are the dark-eyed junco, Carolina chickadee, tufted tit- mouse and an assortment of sparrows, finches and warblers. Occasionally, flocks of cedar waxwings, with their smooth feathers, black masks and red-tipped wings, will alight on a shrub to feast on berries. Perhaps the most recognized bird observed in the winter is the northern cardinal, the North Carolina state bird. Need help with bird identification? Via this online bird guide, you can search birds by keywords, taxon- omy or shape: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search. There are also many bird guide books or apps avail- able. The GBBC is a fun activity to do with kids while sipping hot chocolate from the warmth of home, and the best part is that it helps scientists track and gather information about bird species in the United States.

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CHRISTINA Christina Arreola attended the University of Missouri- ARREOLA Columbia, studying English and film. She works in Fayetteville in visual merchandising and freelances for film festivals around the state. Most recently, she worked for Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham. She has a problem with buying new books when there are still unread ones on her bookshelf, and she loves to try new craft beers. A review: 'The Gifts of Imperfection' BY BRENÉ BROWN I tend to stray away from self-help it can be mulled newer, healthier ones. For example, books. I like to think my life situation upon and adapted No. 7 is titled \"Cultivating Play and is too specific to find a book relatable long after the last Rest: Letting Go of Exhaustion as a enough to fix any problems. Often- page is turned. Status Symbol and Productivity as times I’ll find myself scanning the Self-Worth.\" shelves at the bookstore, looking at Right from the first page, the covers and thinking, what does Brown starts the reader off This book is about letting go of in- this person know to be able to write with reflection. She states that securities, expectation, shame, guilt a book about how to fix my life? I’ll living our lives to the fullest is and discomfort. Our imperfect parts flip through the pages of a couple of about committing to looking at need to be embraced, Brown argues; them, get slightly discouraged and our lives through a lens of worthi- they’re not what hold us back. put them back. ness. She explains that “no matter what gets done and how much is left Brown, a professor at the Univer- But recently, author Brené undone,” we are still enough, and sity of Houston, has put her years Brown made me eat my we must have the courage to wake of research into this book. She has words. up every morning with that mindset. reached viral success with her TED At the end of the day, she writes, we Talk “The Power of Vulnerability,” “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go need not become discouraged if we which remains one of the top five of Who You Think You’re Supposed do not live up to our own expecta- most-viewed TED Talks in the world to Be and Embrace Who You Are” is tions because that doesn’t change with over 35 million views. In 2016, a book of revelations. Chapter after the truth that we are worthy of love the Huffington Foundation honored chapter is filled with connections and belonging. Brown with $2 million to expand that trigger “aha” moments. Unlike her research on courage, shame and most books in the self-help genre, It dawned on me that maybe we all empathy. Her most recent work, Brown does not simply list what to feel the constant weight of self-ex- published in 2018, is “Dare to Lead: do and not to do as if she’s writing pectation Brown describes. I watch Brave Work. Tough Conversations. an instruction manual. She instead others, and I am sure they know Whole Hearts.” connects through emotion and something about living that I don't. communicates through personal ex- And maybe they do ... maybe they've FEBRUARY 2019 15 periences. Anyone who sits down to figured out the secret that it's okay read this book should be ready with a to be imperfect. But maybe they highlighter or pen in hand. haven't. Brown is here to tell us that is perfectly okay. Brown’s book is quick and easy to read, something nice to devour in The book is divided into 10 \"guide- a weekend. However, the practices posts\" that can help readers let go of that can be learned from reading unhealthy traits and embrace

JUST SAYIN’ … A week don’t go by that someone is not callin’ and lettin’ me know that my birthday is coming up and that I need to think about my senior needs — Depends, living assistance, medical alerts … and then there are those Well, here we are in the second month of a new Well, she hung up on me and hasn’t called back. I’m sure they had year, and of course my birthday is fixin’ to hit me to think that I had lost my mind. in the face. Ya’ll, it is strange how senior citizens’ outfits like the American Association of Retired Ya’ll, it’s bad enough that you feel your age every day with the Persons and Colonial Life Insurance company seem to think I need aches and pains that come with age, but to be reminded … Huh, it to be reminded. You can bet a week don’t go by that someone just wasn’t the day to call me with any questions about my affairs, is not callin’ and lettin’ me know that my birthday is coming up especially my afterlife affairs. Look, I’m just trying to get my laundry and that I need to think about my senior needs — Depends, living done, floors raked over and the dishes from last night washed. assistance, medical alerts … and then there are those final plans. I’m just sayin’, if I can keep up with these things, I’ve helped my Well, I’m working around my house — cleaning, doing dishes, and loved ones out. I mean, really, I don’t want someone having to of course sittin' and having my coffee — and the phone rings. I take care of my dirty drawers, floors and dishes from the week answer nicely, and then the person on the other end has enough before — Ha! I figure if I got these things covered, the rest is a nerve to ask me if I have made my final plans. Of course, being the piece of cake. Bein’ in the South, some family, friends and neigh- lady that I am, I respond with, \"What final plans?\" bors are gonna bring a casserole or cake over so everyone can have something to munch on while discussing my final plan. Then I hear her ask, “You don’t want to leave your family with debt or worries of making your final plans, do you?” Well, of course I Let’s try to enjoy ourselves while we can. Yes, it is good to be pre- had to tell her how I felt. I said, “You don’t know me well, then, do pared … so, I have told my kids to be prepared. Of course, I don’t you? ’Cause I plan to spend everything while I’m here.” think they saw the humor in how and what I was saying to them. 16 FEBRUARY 2019

JUST JUDY'S FEBRUARY 2019 17 FEBRUARY 2019 17 An inside-out but simple alternative to the classic chocolate-covered strawberry • 1 pound large strawberries • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened • 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1⁄2 cup graham cracker crumbs 1. Wash and dry strawberries. Cut off the top and re- move the inside pulp of each fruit; set the strawberry pulp aside. 2. Mix or beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, pulp and vanilla until smooth. The mixture tastes best if it sits for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. 3. Place mixture in a plastic baggie. Cut off one corner to form a tip, and squeeze mixture into each straw- berry. Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. 4. Cover, chill, and serve. 5. Drizzle with chocolate if you prefer that little extra something!

MThisONTH in and around CUMBERLAND COUNTY Feb. 1-17 “ANNIE” at Cape Fear Feb. 2, 21, 23, 24 MARKSMEN Regional Theatre. Wednesday- HOCKEY at the Crown. Support Sunday. Showtimes vary. $19-$32. Fayetteville’s hockey team! Times www.cfrt.org or 910-323-4233 and ticket prices vary. www.crowncomplexnc.com Feb. 1-3 “SWEENEY TODD: THE “SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON DEMON BARBER OF FLEET BARBER OF FLEET STREET” © Sweet Tea Feb. 7-April 12 “GALLERY GOES STREET” presented by Sweet Tea POP: WARHOL” at David Shakespeare at Fayetteville Pie Shakespeare McCune International Art Gallery, Company. Ticket includes dinner Methodist University. Opening and a dessert pie. Thursday- reception Feb. 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday. Showtimes vary. $45. Free. Gallery hours vary. sweetteashakespeare.com or 910-425-5379 910-420-4383 Feb. 1-17 “DOUBT” at Gilbert THE MARQUIS SLAM at The Arts Center Feb. 9 FAYETTEVILLE Theater. This Catholic school drama SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA tackles faith and doubt, right and presents “Love is in the Air” at Huff wrong and all the gray space in Concert Hall, Methodist University. between. Friday-Sunday. Hear selections from Prokofiev’s $14-$16 “Romeo and Juliet,” plus iconic 910-678-7186 music from “Casablanca” and “West Side Story.” Feb. 2 THE MARQUIS SLAM at “Gallery Goes Pop: Warhol” The Arts Center, 301 Hay St. Image from © www.davidmccunegallery.org Feb. 14 FAYETTEVILLE LADIES 8-11 p.m. $10. Compete for a spot POWER LUNCH at Ramada Plaza, on Fayetteville’s poetry slam team, featuring keynote speaker Sharon or come and enjoy a night Valentine. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $35. of entertainment. fayettevilleladiespowerlunch.com. 910-745-7219 18 FEBRUARY 22001199

WINE & CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL AT THE CROWN Feb. 16 WINE & CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL at Join Us the Crown. 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Enjoy wines from across the region as well as gourmet treats. 2019 www.crowncomplexnc.com Gallery Events Feb. 16 TRAXXAS MONSTER TRUCK TOUR January 15th at the Crown. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 9th $13-$33. Take in the nation’s most competitive June 8th Monster Trucks as they compete in racing, October 1st wheelie contests and freestyle. www.crowncomplexnc.com Feb. 23 BORIS KODJOE gives a \"True to Yourself\" talk at Fayetteville State University's J.W. Seabrook Auditorium. 7 p.m. 910-323-1776 Feb. 22 / Feb. 27 COMMUNITY CONCERTS presents chartbusting band Three Dog Night at the Crown Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. ($39-$75) and then the show that’s a worldwide sensation, “The Choir of Man,” Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ($19.50-$39.50). www.crowncomplexnc.com FEBRUARY 2019 19 FEBRUARY 2019 19

When Angela Marks started working with puppets in 2009, she had no idea where it would go. “Iwill never forget the day,” Marks said of her ministry has performed at many churches, schools and lightbulb moment. “My grandmother and her other venues throughout North Carolina and surround- sister were living with my mother at the time, ing areas. and I was practicing at her house. As music was playing, I started to move my Granny Puppet’s mouth to In 2015, With His Hands Puppets won the Anjelica Music the words, adding a few dance moves. My grandmother Awards' Christian Video of the Year and Puppet Ministry and her sister both were watching and immediately start- of the Year in Charlotte, North Carolina. ed singing, smiling and clapping their hands. They were enjoying themselves. With His Hands’ most commonly requested puppet mu- sical is “God Wants You.” It’s the story of a young military “My grandmother told me that my Granny Puppet re- private who thinks he can't be used by God because of minded her of a family member that use to shout in the sins he has committed in the past. However, his ser- church when they were growing up.” geant shares the love of Jesus with the private and lets him know we all make mistakes. With inspiration from her grandmother, Marks created the character Nettie Lofton, or Gospel Granny Nettie. “This is not my ministry,” Page said. “These puppets be- With the help of generous donations of puppets from long to God, I belong to God, and those I share with be- other puppet ministries, With His Hands Puppets was long to God, too! My prayer is that through puppetry, I founded in 2010. have touched hearts and uplifted souls. Today, With His Hands Puppets is a traveling puppet “In the words of my favorite puppet creator, Jim Henson, ministry. Marks believes in creating a safe and fun atmo- ‘When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the peo- sphere to teach kids about the Bible, share life lessons ple who made a difference in this world. My hope is to and encourage the development of strong character. The leave the world a little better for having been there.’” 2200 FFEEBBRRUUAARRYY 22001199

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