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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM AUGUST 18-24, 2021 UCW 17 DAN DEBRULER, General Manager, WCLN. Comments? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. 910-484-6200. FAITH She dresses herself with strength by DAN DEBRULER I was born to a mother whose lack of ability to see led her to be raised as blind. She went to a school for the blind, read braille, listened to au- dio books long before they were trendy or commonplace, and was the picture of tenacity and strength in my youth. And though she was technically blind, as science and technology advanced, she was eventually able to see well enough to sew for family and friends and became a talented quilter in her latter years. Her spirit of pushing through adversity was a norm for me, and honestly could not have prepared me better for the decades that were ahead of me. I've been honored to live shoul- der to shoulder with a woman as strong or stronger than anyone I've ever known – my wife. Born with a club foot defor- mity, Dorothy's parents knew her strength early on. ough she endured multiple surgeries, was relegated to braces and formative footwear for much of her early life, she chose to be an achiever over a victim of circumstance. Her ability to ever walk was in question when she started school, but she never relented in her pursuit of a full life, to the point of even becoming a cheer- leader in high school. e Bible makes much of strong women. In Proverbs 31:16- 17 it says, "She considers a field and buys it ; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong." at passage offers a clear view of the woman I've walked and worked with for more than 40 years. In all honesty, it can feel si- multaneously like both a blessing and a curse to yoke yourself with someone willing to tackle prob- lems head on, and never stop at the point of 'good enough.' In the final equation however, it's admirable. e tenacity it took to literally climb the stairs in a leg brace as a child has been applied to one adverse situation after another, virtually turning what might seem like dead ends to some into mere obstacles on the course for Dorothy. From incredibly humble begin- nings, her unwillingness to stop at any level of mediocrity has led her to rise from retail clerk to multi-store buyer, and from administrative assistant to com- pany owner. All the while raising children and grandchildren and leaving no stone unturned in her quest for the very best she can offer. Dorothy DeBruler is currently one of the owners of Grander Vi- sion Media, the company which operates local Christian radio station WCLN-FM. Her day-to-day efforts enable the life transforming message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to reach thousands of daily listeners through radio and several digital platforms. Bring the family and a chair, relax to some great music. Parking available at 5pm and is $5 per person of each vehicle. Healy Beer/ wine and food sales begin at 5:30pm. No outside containers or coolers. No pets. Join us for Rock'n On The River concert series. August 27 th rocknontheriver@gmail.com Throwback Collaboration Band 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 1122 Person St, Fayetteville, NC 28312 North Tower 8:15 pm 8:15 pm