Meet the Women at NAOBC – Zandra Lyons
On Mondays, we’ll take time to meet the women of NAOBC. Five questions followed by how you can connect with the NAOBC women on social media. Today’s interview is with Zandra Lyons.
Q: Tell us about yourself
A: I am a mother and a grandmother. We are a family of four, Ted, myself, my daughter, Lesley, and my grandson, Alex. Ted and I have been married for a little over 15 years, we both are retired Respiratory Therapists. We are “Grandparents Raising a Grandchild”; rewarding, yet challenging at our age, given the way the world is today. Things are so different and yet much the same from when we were young adults raising children. I have lived in Louisville since 1997, moving here from Evansville, Indiana as a single parent to work for a medical equipment company.
Q: Tell us about your time at NAOBC
A: We have been coming to NAOBC about 12 years now; we stopped in one Sunday to visit and never left. My husband and I had not been together long when we received my infant grandson. Neither of us had been attending church for awhile, but now felt the need to provide a good foundation for the little one we were now raising. Our plan was to visit several churches in the area before choosing one. But, our first stop was NAOBC; we felt at home when we walked through the door and never left. Our BFG is AC2 where I have served for 3 years as the Fellowship Coordinator. In addition, I have served in the Children’s Worship Ministry, AWANA, and in the Women’s Ministry.
Q: What is a fun fact that most people wouldn’t know about you?
A. I was a tomboy growing up, loved to climb trees, get dirty, play baseball with the neighborhood kids and kick boys in the chin with my oxford shoes for pulling on my ponytail. At seven years of age I had a cast on my leg up to the knee. It was the old plaster of paris kind of cast with a rubber walker on the bottom. Long story short, I was rounding third base swinging my cast out to the side, headed for home plate and there stood my mother waiting for me! The cast was shredded and needless to say she was not happy! The doctor made sure the next cast was above my knee and not a walking cast!
Q: What woman has made the most impact in your life?
A: Of course, my Mother; she taught me how to stand strong though diversity. To always treat others as you would want to be treated, to trust in the Lord and never forget to talk with Him, trust in Him, that He would be there always.
Q: What is something the Lord has taught you in the last year?
A: To be resilient and to have patience, that life is ever changing and that He alone is in control.
You can follow Zandra on Facebook.
