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is great to work for as well. PCT: What is your favorite novel? JD: Who has time to read novels??? I do well to read my daily devotions and I just started a chronological Bible reading plan for the year. It’s still early, but I’m 14 days strong.   PCT: What do you do to decompress? JD: I enjoy spending time at the gym. I’ve made some great friends there.   PCT: What is something people don’t know about you? JD: I’m very shy. I promise, I am more afraid of you than you are of me.   PCT: What would you most like to be remembered for? JD: I hope people remember me as a good wife to my husband, Robert, and a good mother to our two sons. They’re the most impor- tant people in my life.   PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay it forward?  JD: I enjoy anything where I can see needs being met. There is a say- ing “To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.” This December, I participated in the Random Acts of Christmas Kindness calendar—where each day I challenged myself to do an extra act of kindness. What you find out is that you, the person doing kind acts for others, get just as much if not more out of the process. 92 PCT: If you could have lunch with anyone, who would it be?  JD: I would love to have the opportu- nity to have lunch with my mom one more time. She passed a little over 23 years ago and I miss her so much!   PCT: If you had to do another job than what you’re doing, what would you do? JD: I honestly can’t imagine doing anything else. My job is very reward- ing and I think it’s helped me grow as a person. PCT: What is your definition of the best day ever?  JD: My best days are those spent with my husband. When our sons are there, it adds an additional level of fun. We laugh more than any family I know.   PCT: What’s the best piece of advice you would give?   JD: You are stronger than you think you are!   PCT: What is the coolest thing you feel you have done in your life?  JD: I snagged a really good husband. He is perfect for me. We raised some pretty cool kids too. Our old- est recently graduated college and begins Officer Candidate School in the United States Army in April and the youngest is still attending col- lege. Both are respectful and pro- ductive sons that never gave us any trouble. Bradley Davis Bradley is the Sales Specialist for Bobcat went to some culinary schools.  PCT: What would you most like to be remembered for? BD: My faithfulness and trust in the Lord, love for my family, and commitment in all I do.  PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay it forward?  BD: Hospitality, serve others a high quality meal that tastes really good, and encouraging people when they are in need.  PCT: If you could have lunch with anyone, who would it be?  BD: Having lunch with anyone, dead-C.S. Lewis, alive-my wife PCT: If you had to do another job than what you’re doing, what would you do?  BD: Chef or Counselor PCT: What is your definition of the best day ever?  BD: Hiking in the Colorado Rockies during the daytime followed by a high end dinner out. Also, plenty of quiet time for reading and reflection.  PCT: What’s the best piece of advice you would give?  BD: Don’t complain about how you want things to be different, be the change! Exude your convictions and know that you can’t control whether others will follow suit. Parker County Today: How did you get into your occupation? BD: I have been in sales for over 11 years. I got into it through a close friend’s family. I came to Bobcat through a friend of a friend. I can’t say enough about networking.  PCT: What is your favorite novel? BD: The Lord of the Rings series PCT: What do you do to decompress? BD: A good bottle of wine, cooking, and watching classic movies with my family. PCT: What is something people don’t know about you? BD: I am a wine sommelier and I PCT: What is the coolest thing you feel you have done in your life?  BD: Two-week escapade in France, ran marathons, and raising two daughters. Kimberly Cyphert Kimberly is the Math Department Head at Trinity Christian School Parker County Today: How did you get into your occupation? KC: Through an Air Force ROTC scholarship for a BS in Aerospace Engineering, I attended West Virginia University, and, in return, gave the military four years to pay for my schooling. Throughout my career,