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PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
AA: I would like to be remembered
for being compassionate and helping
others in need. On a more personal
level, I hope my children and grand-
children will remember how much I
loved them.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
AA: So many people have helped me
by believing in me, mentoring me,
and opening doors that I try to do the
same thing for others when I can. I
love being a part of the Zonta Club of
Parker County who awards scholar-
ships to some amazing young lead-
ers. Working at Weatherford College
also provides avenues for mentoring
and helping both employees and
students. The college’s 150th celebra-
tion will provide numerous opportu-
nities to pay it forward next year.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
AA: Besides giving birth to two amaz-
ing children, about four years ago I
visited the Kingdom of Tonga and
went whale watching in Vava’u. We
were able to snorkel up close and
personal with a humpback whale and
her calf in the middle of the South
Pacific. Our group also attended the
inauguration of King Tupou VI; met
United Methodist Church leaders
from around the world at the World
Wesleyan Conference; and experi-
enced our first earthquake.
Amanda Edwards
Amanda is the Director of
Museum Affairs at the Doss
Heritage and Culture Center.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, who would it be?
AA: My father passed away over
thirty years ago. There are so many
things I didn’t think to ask about
when I was younger, such as the
grandparents that I never knew and
his life as a child. If he could just
come down from heaven for lunch,
that would be great!
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PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
AA: Possess a heart of love
and forgiveness.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
AE: Much to my husband’s dismay,
I rearrange furniture. I think it helps
give me a fresh perspective on life.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
AE: I love to make pottery and some-
day want to have a wheel at home to
do more in my free time!
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
AE: Being kind, a Christian, and
loving people.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
AE: Random acts of kindness, volun-
teering, helping someone if they have
a need without ever wanting anything
in return.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, who would it be?
AE: My grandmother, she passed
away a few years ago and I loved our
talks and have so many things I wish
I could have asked her about.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day every?
AE: The older I get I would say a day
fishing or hiking with my family, just
enjoying time together.
PCT: If you had to do another job
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
AA: I would want to be a full-time
mental health professional. I am
a licensed professional counselor
supervisor (LPC-S) and maintain a
small private practice supervising LPC
interns.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
AA: Working hard to accomplish a
major goal (or traveling) and then
relaxing with family or friends with
some good music and a glass of
wine.
favorite book has been Number the
Stars by Lois Lowry. Reading this
book inspired my love for histori-
cal fiction and part of my love for
history.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
AE: I loved history and wanted to find
a career that let me share history with
other people and use my creativity. I
interned in college at the Smithsonian
and fell in love with museums and
their purpose.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
AE: That is a tough one since there
are so many, but since 5th grade my
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
AE: It’s ok to say no, you don’t have
to take on everything people offer
you. That is something I have learned
recently and it has greatly improved
my quality of life and made me
more successful at the things I can
say yes to.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
AE: Besides becoming a mom, which
I think is cool, I would say working to
move log cabins and creating a living
history park. It is something I never
thought I would do, but it is becom-
ing a very cool reality every day.