Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Day 1 of Diva Dental Work

So, today starts the work on my Deserving Diva makeover.
Wouldn't you just know that I wake up with eye issues. No contacts are hitting these eyeballs today. I am so glad today includes an appointment with our Diva Partners at Sugarloaf Eye Care.

I am excited to have the big picture laid out today as we review the dental treatment plan and get things going. There is a lot to be done in a short amount of time, but I am SOOOOO up for it! That may change after they start pulling teeth. Just kidding. I continue to be humbled to be a part of this endeavor. It is truly an honor. I will let everyone know how things go today. ALL ABOARD--Lets Go!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Tomorrow the fun begins!!

The fun begins bright and early in the morning. 8:30 am brings on the treatment plan for the next 6 months at Suwanee Dental. We have media interviews to spread the news about the entire "Deserving Diva Makeover" team and program. Then, we start the work. From what I already know, there is a good bit of disease so there will be a full-mouth scaling and debriment and at least one tooth pulled tomorrow. After I am done at the dentist, I am then going to Sugarloaf Eye Care, another one of the team members for my eye exam and consultation. I am so excited to get the ball rolling. Jump on board, the ride is about to begin!!!

"You are my inspiration"

Those words were said to me yesterday at church.
There is a friend of mine that attended church with me around 10 years ago. We both have daughters the same age, we lived similar lives. Over the years, we went separate ways. About 6 months ago, she started attending Way of Life in Tyrone with me again. That first week, she came in after service started and we didn't get a chance to talk until after the service. Her first response is "Who are you?" in a state of shock. What she was saying is that the person I am today is so very different than who I was 10 years ago. Not just physically, but also in my demeanor. I absolutely was not the one to get on the stage making announcements, talking about our community involvement and cracking jokes.
I spoke at a conference a few weeks ago about whose words are you going to believe--what people say about you, or what God says. My friend was not able to attend, but listened to the CD last weekend. I was real and raw with what I have gone through and how God has brought me through. So, when the friend came into church yesterday, her response was "You are my inspiration" It was humbling to once again be reminded that my life is not just about me. I am a vessel that God pours through. My friend was ministered to just because I was willing to open some old scars and give God the glory for where I am today.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

WOW--I am humbled

Hello everyone!!--My name is Heather Trompke and I am one of the 2010 Deserving Divas.

I have been so humbled throughout the selection process. It blows my mind to think of the more than 250 nominations, that I was chosen to be a part of this makeover.

Let me tell you a bit about myself and my life. I am 30-something, with 6-yes 6-kids. My husband and I met on eharmony.com almost 7 years ago. Matt lived in Idaho and I lived in GA. After a year of cross-country romance, he moved to GA with our oldest. He had two kids, I had three and we have one together. We have 5 boys and one girl, they are 16, 12, 12, 10, 8 and 2. Five of the six live with us full-time.

I juggle many titles and responsibilities. Besides being wife, mom, daughter and sister, I also have two businesses, I am the Community Outreach Director of Way of Life Community Church in Tyrone, and travel the world for work and the Kingdom.

There have been many "adventures" I have encountered in my life that have led to shaping me into the woman I am today. Never would I have asked for most of these "adventures", but I have decided that God gets all the glory for bringing me through to the other side!!!

Working with my local community in conjunction with Way of Life and the Chamber of Commerce has given me a real drive to pull the community together. I look forward to talking more about that later.

I want to commend all the partners that have come on board to make the "Deserving Diva" possible. You are all sowing amazing seed into good ground. We have a teacher, a survivor and advocate for domestic abuse, nurse and speaker on health issues and myself. We all have taken experiences and passions and turned them back to our community. There is no wallowing in our circumstances, we have overcome and are moving forward. THANK YOU!!!!!

We have an amazing ride ahead of us in the next six months.
So, jump on board--it is going to be FUN!!!!