Paula Hardee

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Take a glimpse inside the personal life of Paula Hardee

Paula enjoying a favorite pastime: Kayaking

interests	Family (especially her nephews), Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Mini Cooper cars, Starbucks coffee , roller coaster rides, shopping at H&M, and kayaking.
favorite music	Praise & Worship, Contemporary Christian, specifically Ayiesha Woods, Hillsong, Nicole Mullen, Chasen, Heather J, Beaty & Carrie
favorite tv shows	HGTV, How I Met Your Mother, The Apprentice, and the news.
favorite movies	Action and romantic comedies
favorite books	Mainly the Bible, leadership books like 360 Degree Leader by John Maxwell, Young, Fabulous, & Broke by Suze Orman, Answering the Call by Ron Lewis, A Chance to Die by Elizabeth Elliot and a few others!

favorite restaurants	to go: Chick-fil-a, Panera, Moe's, Fuji Japan, Jersey Mike's, Quizno's sit down: Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Cracker Barrell, anywhere Mexican

Tribute to Mom (1949-2006)

written by Paula:

Her name was Pauline, also known as "Polly" and she was my mother. Only living a short 56 years on this earth, 30 of those were with me. She was a Godly woman and excellent mother who raised her children in the fear of the Lord.

I owe so much thankfulness to her for serving our family sacrificial. Her greatest contribution to my life is leading me to the Lord when I was only 6. Once I grew up, she wasn't too excited about my career choice for quite some time, but after years of seeing God's faithfulness and fruit in my life, she became my greatest fan.

She really cultivated a "missions" heart in me when I was only a kid. She would take me out into neighborhoods with her and have me knock on the doors of people's home and invite them to church. I thought it was the coolest thing eventhough I was like the most timid child ever.

Two specific words of advice I always remember from her are: always be a leader, not a follower and every date is a possible mate (so now I add, eliminate the bad date before it's too late). There's much more, but those are the two that stand out to me in this moment.

February 1, 2006 she relocated to heaven to be with Jesus. I can't think of her as dead, because in reality she is still alive, just not on this earth. One day, I look forward to seeing her for a lifetime in eternity as we worship our God forever.