Family
Born in Fort Bragg (Fayetteville), North Carolina, I was the second of what would be three children from the union of my parents, Phillip Wood and Janice Greear. My parents grew up in Wyandot County, Ohio at separate high schools. They did not meet, however, until they were in college. My mother received a nursing degree from Capitol University in Columbus, Ohio and my father was working at Wyandot Memorial Hospital when they met.
My parents have since parted ways, but they did not stop building a family! My father is now retired from the United States Army Reserves and has an associates degree in Biomedical Engineering. He is married to his lovely wife Lisa and lives in Virginia. They have blessed me with two stepbrothers, Jacob and Adam, as well as two (half)brothers, Ethan and Matthew. My stepmom has become an entrepreneur and opened a scrapbooking business with her three sisters called 4 Scrappy Sisters. Check out their site...it is awesome!
My mother returned to Army life in 1991. It was a difficult choice for her to make, but she knew that it would be the best for all of us...and she was right! She was stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia in 1991 as a Major in the Army Nurse Corps. She then was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and accepted to attend college to earn her Master's degree. She then graduated from the Medical College of Georgia and was then stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Next, and presently, she is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. Most recently she guided Martin Army Community Hospital through another successful JCAHO inspection! Set to retire next October, my family is excited to spend more time with her, and we remain in awe and pride of her service to our country.
She is remarried to Sol Greear, a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army. He has completed the Troops to Teachers program to become a Social Studies teacher. Also, he is an active leader of the Royal Ranger program through his church. He brought to our family three children: Sol (married with three children) who proudly serves our country as a member of the U.S. Army, Hunter (a Junior at Columbus State University), and Nancy (a Freshman at Valdosta State University).
Allow me if I may to brag on my sister and brother. My sister, Erin, is only 18 months older than me and my younger brother, Joshua, is two years younger than me. Being the middle child and so close in age to each of my siblings did cause some conflict, but age and distance has brought us much closer.
My sister attended Brigham Young University for three years upon completing her mission in Italy. She now lives in Orem Utah with her husband Chaz and is a wonderful mother to my two nephews, Joshua (4 years) and Zachary(3 years), and my niece, Alexandra (1 year). She and her husband (a pharmacist) are entrepreneurs. They have developed a healing creme called Essential Sensations (this creme is known to calm/relieve hot flashes). Also, they are opening their own pharmacy in January!! Congratulations!!!!
My brother has been busy working for the Cracker Barrel corporation since high school. He has just finished training to be a manager and will be an assistant manager of the Opelika, Alabama store at the young age of 26. We are all praying for you over there in A**urn Country. Prodigious!!!! You are amazing!!!!