Never Give Up Part 2

Last week I shared how I got into pharmacy school. I loved living in Athens, Georgia and attending UGA. But there were hard times. I didn't breeze through my classes.

I always struggled with wanting to be a good mother to Bill and studying. There were times I considered giving up. I could finish one of the other degrees I started with a lot less stress.

During some of these times it was my mother, Nancy Lutz, who kept encouraging me. She told me I could do it. She reminded me Bill depended on me to graduate so I could provide for him. She had faith in me and wouldn't let me give up on myself. She was the voice of encouragement in my ear.

I did eventually graduate. During my time in Athens, I met Tim. We fell in love and married. Eventually we moved back to Kentucky to be closer to family.

When Bill went to college, he told us he wanted to be a pharmacist. I'll be the first to tell anybody Bill is way smarter than me. He got into UK and is now a pharmacist. I joke about him surviving pharmacy school twice, and he's a great pharmacist.

Here's Bill today with his wife, Amanda and their beautiful daughters.



In this picture you'll see the four pharmacists in my family. Dick Lutz, Chris Lutz, Bill Sturdevant, and me surrounded by our loving, and encouraging family.



If you're struggling today, I'd like to encourage you to never give up.

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Never Give Up

Years ago when I was in college, I changed my major a couple of times. In high school I thought I wanted to be a pharmacist, but a lady pharmacist told me all the reasons I shouldn't go into pharmacy, and I believed her. At last I found my way back to taking classes to prepare to enter pharmacy school.

My dad, Dick Lutz, is a pharmacist, and I grew up visiting him at his stores and then the hospital where he worked. He graduated from the University of Kentucky, and I applied to UK. After applying, the dean contacted my poor dad and told him as a single mother, I'd never make it through pharmacy school and I needed to find another career.

After Dad broke the news to me, he said UK wasn't the only pharmacy school around. We made a list of colleges in the south and set up interviews. We hit schools in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. About the same time my brother, Chris, told us he was applying to pharmacy school. The three of us hopped in the car and started our tour.

We met many wonderful people on our trip, and I ended up applying to the University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy. I was accepted and loved my time in Athens so much I stayed after graduation.

I appreciate so much that my dad didn't let me give up my dream. He not only encouraged me with words but with his actions too.

God blessed me with two great parents who have always supported me, and I am thankful!