Welcome back to Stories from South Place! Today I'm joined by my amazing parents, Ray and Tricia Sansom!
A few weeks ago the kids and I headed to "Honey and Poppy's House" for a quick weekend stay. I was so thankful to have an afternoon that we could record their story while the kids were napping! In part one of this episode, Ray and Tricia share their story in what has become sort of the norm for this podcast -- it's the bird's eye view, if you will. They share about their lives growing up and raising a family in the beautiful area of Northwest Florida (that's the Destin/Fort Walton Beach area), as well as how they met (spoiler alert: it's super cute), fell in love, got married, and raised my sisters and me. They share about my mom realizing her calling was to become a stay-at-home mom, and some of the challenges they faced with that, as well as my dad's calling to run for public office. They also discuss some stories from when my dad was elected to be a County Commissioner in Okaloosa County. They'll even end this part of the episode with a bit of a cliffhanger, because they're excellent storytellers :)
Mom and I sporting our campaign t-shirts circa 2002!
In part two of this episode, we'll zero in on about a three year period of time from 2008-2011. This period of time was an extremely hard season for my family, but especially my parents. That season was also very public, so if you're from Florida, you may be familiar with the story, but I'm so thankful for the opportunity to give my parents a platform to share their side of the story. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast so that part two comes directly to your podcast app tomorrow!
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