| What
other people are saying about her
. . . |
- She has a genuine
interest in others.
- An awesome leader
in the children's ministry.
- She is very creative
and industrious . . . she can do
much with little!
- She likes being
orderly and organized.
- The best kind of
friend.
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| About
her family . . . |
Tammy met her
husband, Danny, in July 1988 through
the mail. I guess you could call
her a “mail order bride”.
(Actually, after Tammy’s
sister and brother-in-law spent
a week of summer church camp with
Danny, they encouraged him to write
her, which he -somewhat reluctantly-did.)
They met shortly thereafter, and
the rest is history! After a long
engagement and after Danny had
finally squeezed four years of
Bible college into five years (ha
ha), they married in June 1990.
Their first very tiny bundle of
joy (Hannah Beth) arrived in February
1992 and they were in love at first
sight. After many years of trying
for another child and mountains
of paperwork, they were handed
a beautiful, healthy, bouncing
baby boy (Brady Daniel Van Thanh)
on Danny’s birthday in April
1996 in Thai Binh, Vietnam, and
all was well with the world.
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| What
makes her laugh . . . |
- Her husband’s non-stop antics.
- Hearing Danny laugh
hysterically while watching “America’s
Funniest Videos”.
- Watching Brady
impersonate people.
- Watching Danny
and Hannah Beth dance together.
- Mark Lowry, the
funniest man in the world next to
her husband.
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| What
she loves . . . |
- Impromptu day
trips to Virginia Beach and dinner
at Captain George’s Seafood
Buffet (the BEST ever!)
- The smell of baby
lotion on her kids when they were
little
- Hearing Hannah
Beth play her violin
- Her children/family
enjoying time together doing the
simplest of things like yard work,
playing with their dog, etc.
- Hearing her young
niece’s and nephew’s
voices on the other end of the phone
- Days when she can
stay in her PJs all day
- When her family
loves what she cooks
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| What
are her greatest fears . . . |
- That someone
in her family will die unexpectedly/prematurely
- Being alone in
the woods with a huge bear (or being
ANYWHERE with a bear of ANY size
whatsoever)
- Flying
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| What
are her goals for the future .
. . |
- To soak up every
day as a gift from God
- To make quilts
for her kids out of various clothing
that they’ve outgrown
- To take Hannah
Beth on her dream trip to Europe
and to take her to a Jonas Brothers
concert
- To take Brady
on a homeland trip back to Vietnam
- To see as much
of the United States/Hawaii as possible
with Danny/family
- To update her
children’s Lifebooks
- To be involved
in her future grandchildren’s
lives as much as possible and to
spoil them rotten!
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| In
a previous life . . . |
Tammy graduated
from Ben Davis High School (Indianapolis,
IN) in 1985. In 1989, she graduated
from Purdue University (West Lafayette,
IN) with her degree in Elementary
Education/Kindergarten. After getting
married in June 1990, she became
a nanny (2 yrs.) and then transitioned
into having her own daycare in
her home (6 yrs.) after Hannah
Beth was born. Upon relocating
to Virginia, she was an adoption
consultant with Worlds Together
International Adoption agency (2
yrs.) as well as an administrative
assistant at the Chester Christian
Church (5 yrs.) where she and Danny
served. After moving to Zanesville,
OH, she began working at North
Terrace as the bulletin/newsletter
editor and is currently the Communications/Publications
Director.
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| What
does she excel at . . . |
- Multi-tasking
- Proofing Danny’s
l-o-n-g graduate school papers
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| Personal
and work characteristics that are
important to the job . . . |
- Strong organizational
skills
- Empathy for others
- Listening more…talking
less
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| The
best things about working at North
Terrace . . . |
- Getting to see/talk with her
husband several times throughout
the day (what a great perk!)
- Working/serving with such real,
down-to-earth people who truly see
their service to God as a blessing
to their own lives
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| Her
hobbies . . . |
- Cooking/baking
- Collecting cookbooks
and recipes
- Relaxing at home
with her family as much as possible
(especially when it involves PJs,
board games, “America’s
Funniest Videos”, Star Wars
movies, cozy blankets, and a couple
of Lazy-boy recliners)
- Night-time walks
with Danny and Annie (their chocolate
Labrador)
- Breeding/raising
English Labrador retrievers and supporting
her children in their various 4-H,
sports, and musical activities
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