It’s that time of year where many people make New Years Resolutions. If they don’t make those they at least take time to think about how they may do things differently in the new year. For me, not only is it the start of the new year, but it is the halfway point for me as President. We started out the year with the theme of the cactus. We all have different sharp points, but if we work together we can use each other’s strengths to be better. A cactus learns to be patient during the dry spells. Be patient and wait for your time to bloom. Those are all lessons to learn from a cactus. The one that stands out most to me though is that when all the cacti stick together they can form a magnificent tree. I encouraged us at the beginning of the year to stick together. To work together. For mentorships to be formed. I want to encourage everyone to focus on building each other up, meeting a spouse you haven’t met before, remember we are all traveling the same road- we are just on different parts of the journey. Take the time to stop and encourage one another. Remember that the new spouses are the ones who will carry these clubs one day. New spouses have fresh ideas and are energetic to learn from the more seasoned spouses. The more experienced spouses should teach the new about the traditions and customs of the OSC. We all need to be one combined spouses club.

I have been so touched the past few months by encouragement from many of you. Thank you for that! We all need that. Let’s make the OSC a safe, fun, and uplifting place to be. This New Year is an opportunity to make changes that you may see are necessary. My goal for the OSC in the 2019-2020 year was to create fun events, raise money to benefit our scholarship and charitable distributions fund, and to build bridges between spouses of all ages. Please join me in focusing on encouraging each other and making friendships with one another. I look forward to the second half of the OSC year!