31 Days to a Younger You by Arlene Pellicane

Author:Arlene Pellicane
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736940771
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.

Lessons from the Anchor Desk

Television news is a tough business characterized by turnover, yet veteran anchor Carol LeBeau managed to stay at one station in San Diego for 28 years. After anchoring the news for ABC affiliate KGTV, Carol turned in her press pass for retirement. As you can imagine, there were days when the transition was tough.

“People point to me in public and say, ‘Ooh, lady on the news,’” LeBeau says. “They can’t think of my name, but they know I’m the lady on the news. I’m not the lady on the news anymore.”

The week after her retirement, Carol was emceeing an event where she was asked to introduce herself. For the first time in decades, she didn’t know what to say. She ended up saying to the crowd, “I used to work at Channel 10 news, but I guess for tonight I am a child of God and the proud wife of a retired Navy pilot.”

Shortly afterward, Carol had orthopedic surgery, so in a matter of months she was stripped of two things she once found her identity in: her position and physical fitness. As a strong believer in Christ, Carol has held on to the Scripture that’s engraved on her bracelet, “Lo, I am with you always.” She says,

It doesn’t matter what your transition, other people have gone through it before you. If you can talk yourself down from the ledge and say, “Wait a minute. Are you going to be the first person in the universe to work at a job for 400 years or have kids that don’t grow up and start their own families?” No. This is part of the cycle of life. The notion that the world isn’t going to spin on its axis without me is foolish, prideful, and just plain silly. You’ve got to be open to God for what He has next.25

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