When we pray for help, I think we envision spiritual, relational, academic, parental or even economic success. Such requests are then entrusted to the favor…
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How Do You Do It?
I am an Administrative Assistant and a mother of four-year old twin boys. An Administrative Assistant is a “behind the scenes” person, here to assist…
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I LOVE TO SHOP!
I love reading our Wallace blogs. Everyone writes about interesting experiences and hobbies. In thinking about this, I decided to write about my favorite hobby…
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…and a responsible engineer shall lead them.
I came to art at an early age. It has always been woven into my life. A friend gave me a word a few years…
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It’s Another Day in Paradise
Often when asked by friends, colleagues, coworkers or even strangers how I am doing or how my day is going, I greet them with, “It’s…
Read More Somebody’s Watching You
The New Year always reminds me of everybody’s resolution to “get in shape”, as vague as that may be. About 10 years ago I belonged to…
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Smile When It Hurts
I recently had the great opportunity to serve as national president of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), an organization dedicated to marketing and…
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Bound for Belize
A couple of months ago, I had a chance to take my own mini vacation. Everyone else in the family had plans, so this one was…
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What’s Shakin’ in Tornado Alley?
Having grown up in the Oklahoma City area and now living in Tulsa, it has always been tornadoes, thunderstorms and the occasional snow or ice…
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A Scout Is…
For the past seven years I have had the privilege and the honor of leader and teaching boys through Boy Scouts of America. I have…
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So Fresh and So Clean…At What Cost?
I’m sure you’ve all heard that the greenest building is the one that’s already built. The sentiment suggests that preserving a structure involves less energy…
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Game Changer
Game changers aren’t only in sports, but also in life. Some of the game changers in my life include learning ride a bike, throwing my…
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Pole-Pole…
Pole-pole is Swahili for “slowly, be calm, don’t excite yourself.” It is the phrase used by the guides and their crew as they lead you…
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Simply Amazing
The news is full of pseudo celebrities getting attention for bad behavior and the trouble they get into. I would like to put more focus…
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A Surprise Worth Waiting For!
In the Summer of 2013, my wife, Amy, and I found out that we were going to be blessed with another one of God’s precious…
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The World is Right Again.
The world is right again. At least for the next four and a half months. I know it’s pretty minor in the grand scheme of…
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Love of the Theater
Full disclosure: While I work by day as what Tom Wallace describes as “mom” to Wallace Engineering, and as what I consider to be the…
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Do Something!
Last summer, my family was sitting around the house watching the news about the flash flooding in Manitou Springs, Colorado, which was the result of downpours on the…
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Freedom
I spent vacation last week at home and got the chance to visit with my oldest daughter and her husband. He is a Marine stationed…
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What A Difference Four Years Make
Do you ever stop to realize how much changes occur in a typical 4-year span? We just went through college graduation with our son. How…
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Give a Girl a Chance…
Not too long ago, I formed a new relationship with a client who was in the market for a consultant with national retail experience. I…
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Saferooms for Schools – One Year Later
It’s been nearly a year since my last blog post. At that time, South Oklahoma City and Moore were just really getting started with the…
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The Engineer and The Artist
Many years ago an engineer married an artist. The engineer pursued order, symmetry and productivity. The artist did not. The artist was nurtured by free…
Read More Safe Schools 101 – FEMA and Oklahoma Emergency Management
As residents of Oklahoma we are fully aware the month of May means severe weather and tornadoes are likely to occur at any time throughout…
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There’s More To It Than Money
There’s more to this working thing than money. We get fulfillment from forming bonds among our peers, having some nourishing accomplishments and contributing to our…
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Why I Love the Mile High City
If I were to venture a guess, I would bet most of our Origin readers are not aware of our Mile High office. With such…
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All Things Happen For a Reason
I am a firm believer that all things happen for a reason, even if we will never know what that reason is. A couple years…
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Be Aware of Your Surroundings
I have the privilege, together with my wife, of raising three daughters. They are usually eager to learn, and they also like to teach. Yes,…
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Fulfilling A Dream
Over 30 years ago, a man named Allen Sappington was called to be a missionary to the Kuna, a people indigenous to Panama and Colombia….
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It’s Vintage.
In a recent Origin post by Ron Jantz, he writes about his career of 25 years at Wallace Engineering. He recounts his progression in responsibilities,…
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Play Ball!
Wallace Engineering moved into the Brady Arts district in 2006 to a great historic 1920s brick warehouse. We had a small parking lot with additional…
Read More Green with Envy
A while back I was perusing articles about the physical office spaces and campuses of “way out there” companies like Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon. …
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Even the Rocks Will Cry Out…
“An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him out to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands…
Read More A Common Thread In A Small Community
Every so often I’m reminded of how fortunate I am to have a career, a workplace, and a team that allows me to play a…
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Shelters for Schools, It’s Time to Start the Conversation
Growing up in Oklahoma City, you just get used to springtime weather warnings. Local news stations preempt your favorite shows or sporting events to shout…
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Pay It Forward
I sincerely appreciate working for a company whose culture encourages employees to give back to the community. Most have done more than I, but to…
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