Thank You DFA and Family
This serves as
a “Thank You” to all of you who are reading this right now. Today is my last
day at DFA. Although some of you were here when I came to DFA back in June of
2000, many have retired or moved on to various other assignments. Some have
come after I started with DFA. I have had the opportunity over the last few weeks
to execute a brief version of a succession plan. What usually takes years, I
had to condense in a few weeks. However, I feel assured that the work of DFA
will continue with excellence. I did not want any of you to worry about how you
were getting paid, so I preferred to work until my last day and think of it as
a “see you soon” rather than a "good bye". Good byes are not my forte, because they
seem so final. So, I will see you soon. I will be rooting for you and know that
DFA will succeed. The years and seasons have gone by so quickly. Time surely waits
for no one.
As a nation
and state, we find ourselves still in the middle of a pandemic. However, I pray that soon we will
all get to the other side of this. I pray that you and your families are doing
well considering the circumstances. Many have gone through some challenging
times over the last few months and I am sensitive to that, as well. Know that I
have been praying and thinking of you even though this social distancing has prevented
so many social interactions. In the midst of it all, we still have much to be thankful
for. I am thankful that I was a part of the DFA family for over twenty years. This opportunity enabled me to meet many wonderful people. I
started with the State shortly after undergraduate and have been a public
servant since 1999. I will not be going too far as I will still be serving
Mississippi, just on the programmatic side now.
I am thankful
for each and every one of you who has helped me along the way. Although there are
individual characteristics that we all bring to a team, there is no “I” in team.
Teams grow together, form, norm and perform all because of the hard work
collaboratively made through the process. I have grown so much over these years
and it is because of the wonderful people who I have worked with, for, and
alongside. As I close, I extend a heartfelt “thank you” for letting me be a
part of this family. It is my hope that each of you will stick together and
take care of one another. The people make up this agency, insurance company, entity, and firm. You are a special
group of people to me and will always hold a special place in my heart!
Take Care and
Warmest Regards,
See you soon! – (Here is a 2 minute reflection
video) - ctrl + click
LaKenya D.
Moore
Beautifully stated, Lakenya. I am so sad to see you go but thankful to have met you. I pray you are blessed in your future endeavors. You are truly a gem and will be greatly missed.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! You are too kind. I will miss you and will treasure the experiences we shared. I appreciate the well wishes and I am so grateful for you. Take care!❤💛
DeleteWow Lakenya! Even in this farewell dedication to DFA your legacy of professionalism, warmth and love is received! It's truly bittersweet to know that we will not see you around here daily at DFA, and I personally will miss you. God has blessed you with new opportunities for growth and nothing but tremendous showers of blessings are wished for you and your family ALWAYS. Hope to see you soon! Love ya....
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
DeleteYou are too sweet. Often times we go without giving people who are dear to us flowers💐. This is my way to give you all flowers and let you know that my journey is enriched because of people like you. I will miss being around, but know you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I wish continuous health, joy, and peace to you and your family. Blessings Always, LaKenya
Congratulations LaKenya! I know that you will continue to grow and prosper. We were definitely a team for the last 10 years. Thanks for all of your help! I'm definitely going to miss you. I hope to see you soon. Take care.
ReplyDeleteHi Kesha,
DeleteWe were definitely a team for 10 years. I am so grateful we were able to work together and sharpen each other's skills. I wish you the best, as well. I will keep in touch and see you soon!☺
What elegance, grace and humility are visible in your words. God definitely shines through you.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to have gotten to work with you. You are an inspiration to me. Continued success wherever you go. You will be missed. Hugs, Michelle
You are too kind, Michelle! Thank you so much. I know you will continue to grow and excel. Take care of yourself. I will miss you and everyone. Sometimes we make plans, but we know that God's plans will prevail. I will see you soon!🌸
DeleteCongratulations and best wishes to you, Lakenya! Your "see ya soon" is beautifully done. Continued success to you! God bless you today and always!!!
ReplyDeleteJennifer,
DeleteThank you so much. You such a sweetheart. I appreciate the well wishes and kind words. Please keep soaring and know that I will be watching and cheering you on. Take care and see you soon!💛
Congratulations, Lakenya! It has been a pleasure to work with you and speak to you daily! You always have a positive and spiritual word that was always needed! In our exchanges about the Lord and just discussing the day, you always made an effort to ask "How are you? You doing okay?" We need more people like you around here. Your presence will be missed! God bless you on your new endeavors! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Darrick! You are too kind.😂 I am so glad we were able to meet and I enjoyed our exchanges. Somehow, we tended to ride up the elevators on the same schedule many days. I am proud of you and I wish you continued success and greatness! I will see you soon. Stay pleasant, it makes a difference.😀
DeleteCongratulations Lakenya! It's been truly a pleasure and blessing knowing and working with you, you have been a jewel to DFA. You're such a sweet and genuine person who never hesitate to go out your way to helping others. I'm truly going to miss you and I wish you the very best and great success! Take care :-)
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