FlightsInStilettos®️ Magazine July 2021

Growing up in Jonesboro, Georgia, with a loving family really set a solid foundation for me. I was grateful to have such loving parents and friendships. You can say that this chick lived a city life remixed with a bit of country life. I was a very quiet and reserved young lady who wouldn't step foot on an airplane or car to go anywhere. I was content with staying in the same place with the same people.

Anything out of my comfort zone was out of the question. Little did I know I was on my way to having the bumpiest flight of my life.

After high school, I attended college for two years, but I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with my life. I would get so frustrated because I felt as if everyone had a purpose in life except me.

I had no drive, no goals, and no sense of urgency to figure out what I wanted to do with my life.

Then God stepped in.

Who knew that accepting the position as a front desk agent for a small hotel chain would set the foundation for something unimaginable. Every single day there would be a young man stopping by the front desk to explain to me how great of a flight attendant I would be. I would kindly tell him how I hated flying and how my mom was actually a flight attendant for the same airline.

Until one day I heard a voice that said "Go for it" Go to the job fair.

Surprisingly, I listened and went to the job fair.

There were hundreds of people at this job fair when I arrived. I couldn't believe my eyes. I almost turned around and left. I immediately got into the flight attendant's line to apply, but suddenly fear hit me. I got out of the flight attendant line and proceeded to the customer service line. That's when I heard a voice and felt a tap on my shoulder. The lady asked me why I decided to get out of line and walked me to the front of the line. She then says, "You belong in this line. Your life will forever be changed and filled with great friendships and memories. Then, she passed me an employment application and disappeared.