Well, for all of you who made it out to our first "girls" TLC Christmas party, you know that it was very, very MERRY indeed! Thanks to each of you for giving up your Thursday night to come and share some of the Christmas spirit with us... when everyone left, Mom and I agreed it really was one of the highlights of the year for us. You see, it is so rare that we get together as a group and are able to ENJOY each other, without discussing the stresses of work! This night, everyone just showed up in their scrubs...it was so casual, so laid back... and we just had FUN together! By the end of the night, everyone was tired of me flashing pics, but looky here--- now we have these captured moments to remember!!!
...stuffing our faces!...
Now you know this proud mama has to post a pic of Shaelyn Jade...she loved her new friend, Kaylie!
Kenya and he sweet daughter Aniyah did make it, after all... and we were so happy! They loved on little miss Kaylie for most of the evening... and Aniyah even nabbed a perfect dirty santa gift for herself!
Kenya and Casey...and Pam...and almost a Nance! :)
Brandy worked up a sweat on those crutches!!!
Me and Mom!
Ellie ended up with a very fashionable scarf that looked great on her!!
Say cheese!!
Proud mama and sweet Kaylie Rae Thornhill...
The Nashville ladies stuck together!
Casey used two red table cloths as her "tissue paper" in her gift...and apparently Nancy and Ellie ended up using them as blankets! ha ha ha....
Robin Carter was our "unofficial" TLC Medical employee, but since she is in the Franklin office almost daily, and helps us so much with our Medela stuff, we invited her to join our fun!
Prop up those swollen feet there Jenny! We can't wait for little "peanut"!!!!! Next time we all get together it will be for your shower!!!
Teresa just HAD to have a shot by herself...:)
....and we weren't the only ones stuffing our faces!!! Go Kaylie!
Pam is shown here sulking as she knows she is about to have to give up her beloved scarf... hey--- it's the name of the game!!!!
Brandy had a little harder time getting up and down all those steps, but at least she got some good practice on those crutches! Speedy recovery, Brandy!
Ok, so maybe Pam WAS the Dirty Santa this year... look what she DID end up with after all!!! :) Go Pammy!
Jenny is caught feeding that baby again.... :)
And one group shot with all of our Dirty Santa gifts... check our my new comfy PJs!! Love 'em!!
Hayley, Brandy, Casey, Nancy, and Deb with their favorite ornaments they picked out!
And last but not least, I couldn't help but get one more shot of this precious little "bundle" as she was leaving!
Thanks, again, to all of you who came out...and we missed the rest of you who could not be there! We are so thankful for all of you, and blessed by your hard work. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas... and Happy New Year!!!
-Dana
Monday, January 5, 2009
Thank Everyone
I will be honest with everyone, life has been tough lately. With everything that has conspired this past week and a half, I have questioned many things. I do know that my father is a very good man and will continue to guide me throughout the rest of my life. You have probably never met my father, but I am an exact clone of him. He is a great father and a best friend that I could never replace.
I want to thank every single person that works for TLC. You all have shown me a lot throughout this trying time. I couldn't ask for better people to work with and very thankful to have ya'll. Thank you for the flowers, giftcards and your presence. Life is much easier working with people like ya'll.
-Kyle
Thank You
I would like to take a moment and thank everyone for the lovely flowers that we received in honor of Gary's Father. The last 6 weeks have been so difficult knowing that Gary's Dad was ending his journey here on earth, but I believe he now is in a better place, free from pain and illness. We just want you to know how much we appreciate your thought and prayers.
I also want to thank Alison, all the CSR's, Bill Drake, the RT's and everyone that helped out during my absence.
May peace be with everyone during this New Year.
Sincerely,
Deb Wallace
Monday, December 29, 2008
Please Remember
I write this blog post with a heavy heart for two of our TLC team. Kyle Thompson lost his 44 year old father over the weekend unexpectedly. I spoke with Kyle briefly on Sunday and told him that he would be in all of our thoughts and prayers. Kyle's father will be at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home here in Franklin. His funeral will take place on Wednesday. Also, Deb Wallace lost her father-in-law over the weekend. Deb and Gary are traveling to Oklahoma to attend the funeral services this week. I also spoke with Deb on Sunday and told her we would be praying for her and Gary as well.
Please keep Kyle, and Deb in your thoughts and prayers. These upcoming days will be challenging to say the least.
Thanks......Joey
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Merry Christmas from the Franklin office!!!
Have a holly jolly Christmas! ~Dana, Brandy and EmileeMonday, December 22, 2008
On Inauguration Day -- Let Us Pray
TLC Friends,
I wanted to let you all know that Max Lucado has set up a great website: check it out! http://www.maxlucado.com/president/
Let's join Max Lucado and the 18,000 + others on 01.20.08 to pray for President-Elect Obama
"On January 20, 2009–inauguration day–set aside some minutes to pray for our incoming President. Ask God to inspire, direct and protect him. Pray for his wife and daughters. Use your worship time, family time and private time to ask God’s blessings on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and all the men and women who serve and lead our country. It’s time to pray."
PRAY FOR RULERS and FOR ALL WHO HAVE AUTHORITY so that we can HAVE QUIET and PEACEFUL LIVES FULL OF WORSHIP and RESPECT FOR GOD.(1 Timothy 2:2)
Have a good day!!!! :)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Merry Christmas
Ellie said
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FRIENDS
Jesus is Better than Santa
Santa lives at the North Pole.
JESUS is everywhere.
Santa rides in a sleigh
JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water.
Santa comes but once a year
JESUS is an ever present help.
Santa fills your stockings with goodies
JESUS supplies all your needs.
Santa comes down your chimney uninvited
JESUS stands at your door and knocks.. and then enters your heart.
You have to stand in line to see Santa
JESUS is as close as the mention of His name.
Santa lets you sit on his lap
JESUS lets you rest in His arms.
Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is "Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?"
JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too. He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads.
Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly
JESUS has a heart full of love.
All Santa can offer is HO HO HO
JESUS offers health, help and hope.
Santa says "You better not cry"
JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you.
Santa's little helpers make toys
JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions.
Santa may make you chuckle but
JESUS gives you joy that is your strength.
While Santa puts gifts under your tree
JESUS became our gift and died on the tree.
It's obvious there is really no comparison.
We need to remember WHO Christmas is all about.
We need to put Christ back in Christmas.
Jesus is still the reason for the season.
May the Lord Bless and Watch over you and your loved ones this Christmas 2008
And may He prosper and bless the work of your hands in the New Year.
Friday, December 5, 2008
It's nice to hear the GOOD...
Hey guys!
Joey asked me to post the following letter which he received yesterday from a new TLC Medical BiPAP patient. In a business where only the "negatives" usually make it to his hear (if we happen to mess things up -which we all know NEVER happens!!... )- it is just refreshing that someone stopped and sang our praises! We are a great TEAM, and need to remember that we bless others when we take time and help them with their personal troubles. Go Emilee and Casey!!!! And thanks to everyone else, too- we know you are making a big difference in these people's lives!
~Dana
Mr., Joey Lankford
Please allow me to share my last three days with you.
My bipap machine stopped working on a trip to Baltimore on Monday night. It was the first time in 4 years that I have not had my mask on and I was afraid of going to sleep and not waking up.
I did my sleep study four years ago in Louisville Ky and have not needed anything since moving to Spring Hill in Aug of '06. I did a Google search for Medical supplies and TLC came up. I did not know what I was getting into. I did not know that you needed a prescription from my MD to get supplies. Just a little more back ground to my story. With my in-laws, we owned a Christian Book Store in Louisville. I understand the challenges of the "family business".
I contacted your Franklin office and spoke to Emilee Puckett. After giving her my info with address, she informed me that the Columbia office covered Spring Hill. I assumed I would need to call that office and go through all this again. WOW WAS I WRONG. Emilee faxed/emailed all the info to Casey Cantrell and said Casey would call me soon. AND SHE DID.
I have never, in my 25 years of professional life had the level of service I received from your staff. I was a challenge, and your staff was amazing.
I also spoke with another employee at Columbia and I'm sorry I can't recall her name. All three went way beyond to put me at ease.
I have always said that my employees are a reflection of me.
I have never met you but I believe you and your family are great people. Your father and you have done a marvelous job with TLC.
I have been working for myself for the last 16 years, but I would work for your family in a heart beat.
Job well done.
peace
Randy Maricle
Maricle Management Group
You are invited...
If you have any questions please feel free to email me: epuckett@tlcmedical.cc
Hope to see you all there!
Emilee
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
WE ARE THANKFUL...
~I Thessalonians 5:18
Christmas Party
1.) We will be giving some of it to the Nashville Rescue Mission to feed the homeless during this holiday season. Because we also recognize that giving money is only ½ of what is needed, I have requested date options for us to go serve the homeless ourselves. I will be following up with these date options the first of next week so you can make plans to participate with us in this opportunity.
2.) I have requested that each tech give us 2 names of patients that they come in contact with that could us a helping hand. We will be getting food baskets together for these people and going with the techs to present these baskets to these needy patients. We will try to coordinate these delivery times so that others in the TLC family can participate in the delivery. I will forward more info within the next week on these opportunities as well.
Thanks to each and every one of you for all you do here at TLC. I am personally very thankful for the opportunity I have to work with some of the greatest people anywhere. Please be praying for us as we finalize the details of the above mentioned items. I will be in contact soon with more detail. Thanks again for everything.
Joey Lankford
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween
ellie said......
Hi everybody. It's Halloween!!!! and I love it. I have a lot of fun this time of the year and I love this time when the trees start to turn such beauiful colors and the air is cool and crisp. God has a way with making everything so bright and viberant with the changing of the season.
I too had a birthday this week, however, I am not telling which number it was.
I hope everybody has a fantastic Halloween tonight and a great weekend!!!
BBBBBOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Oh and by the way........ ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Big 3-0
Hi my name is Jenny and I'm officially old!!!! (Well not really but it sure sounds weird to say that I'm 30.) So what did I do to celebrate this monumental occasion in my life you might ask? Well, my hubby planned a surprise weekend get-away in Chattanooga for us. (If you don't know my hubby, which most of you don't, you can not fully appreciate how monumental that was in and of itself. He's a) not very romantic at all and b) definitely not a planner.) I was so stinkin' excited and proud of him when he finally told me on Friday I could barely contain myself. So here is goes..the run down of our weekend:
First stop...the most romantic lunch ever.
The we were off to Rock City. Neither of us had been there since we were kiddos and man was it beautiful this time of year. (Which he knew I would love...aka back to the whole planning thing.)
Then we went down into the Earth to see the famed Ruby Falls. He had never been here so it was neat to explore it with him for the first time. He, of course, wanted to crawl in the all the crevices that were off limits. Thank goodness they don't supply with you those little lights you can put on like a hat or I might of lost him in there.
We checked in to our room at the Chattanoogan, which was great and then headed off to dinner for some Blue Orleans Creole. YUMMY!!!!
Being the good luvin' wife that I am, after dinner we found a local hang out and watched the misery that was known as the UT game. (Thankfully he got fed up with it and we went back to the hotel.) Sunday morning we woke up to breakfast and massages.....what more could a girl ask for. Then it was off to the Aquarium. We hadn't been there since they had added on and it was a great time.
As far as we were concerned, it was a birthday done right and it was over. But then on Monday, the party continued. Thanks everyone in the office I was, again, surprised by a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday right before lunch and this delicious cake...thanks for thinking of my guys. YOU'RE THE BEST!!!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Check it out!
http://emileethecenterchild.blogspot.com
Emilee
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hope From The Cross
Hello everyone. It's Alison once more. I want to share something very dear to my heart that my father wrote for me. I hope you find refuge in it as I have many times. Have a great day!!
Hope From The Cross
His Sovereign Arms of Grace
When Christ was hung upon the ugly cross
It appeared to His disciples that all was loss
But in God’s sovereign plan to be
Life for man, eternally
When all seems dark and out of control
The winds are howling and the sea billows roll
It is the crucified one who rebukes the wind
And the calming of the waves the Lamb doth send
May we carry our cross to the appointed place
Never ever doubting His sovereign arms of grace
In the death of our will He sets us free
The arisen Jesus of the cross gives victory
By Mark Vogel
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Way to go, TEAM TLC!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Breaking News...
What a Relief!!
Everyone it's Kyle again. Whoever commented that it was mine is wrong.(Richard, Nathan, Joey, Drason or whomever) Congrats Richard and Dana. I don't know what you're going to do with two kids now Dana. FYI, Kyle is a very good name for a boy. Kylie is great for a girl. Anyways, I haven't much to blog about. Atleast I do post on time, everytime if anyone was wondering.(management or whom is head of raises) Things have been going good with everything in my life. I'm undefeated in all fantasy football leagues, playstation is still working and my girlfriend and I have just reached 6 months. I think working here at TLC has really helped me with commitments. I have never had a steady job or relationship until i came to TLC. Maybe it's maturity or maybe it's because there are always things changing here. That's a good thing though. Most people and companies are scared to change things and days go by, same ol same ol. Kinda like UT offense.
Well i suppose that's all I got. I know it's boring but hey I did post and I probably am now in trouble for cracking on UT.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Baby Bean Counter ON BOARD!!!
Well...the cat is officially out of the bag....IT IS US!!!! It was so fun today to hear all of the buzz around each office of "WHO IS IT??"... and I guess our baby will be named "KIM", boy or girl, since she was on it first! :) (smiley face was actually Rich's doing last night...he did the post!) We're just so relieved it wasn't Jeff Walker who guessed... ha! Anyways, we are about 9 weeks along, with a due date of May 14... Now we just can't believe we have to wait NINE MONTHS to see our baby. We feel so blessed, so THANKFUL TO GOD, and so excited! Thanks for being so fun and sharing in our joy today--- it made sharing our "secret" so memorable!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
GUESS WHO???
POST YOUR GUESS AND IF YOU'RE RIGHT MAYBE WE'LL NAME THE BABY AFTER YOU...(NO MATTER THE GENDER!) : )
