Hello. My name is Irma Sorber. Because of the uniqueness of
my name (at least within my generation), I tend to answer to nick names with my
favorite being Irms. However, outside of friends and family, I prefer to be
called Irma. When people ask where I am from I usually answer, “I am a
California girl.” I have live in at
least 20 different cities within California in the Northern, Central and Southern
parts of the State. I currently live in Folsom, CA which is a small town about
thirty miles East of Sacramento. Folsom is a great town, lots of rolling hills
and beautiful trees, clean parks, safes neighborhoods and an excellent school
system. It is well known for being a family town. I have lived in Folsom for
the last eleven years and have enjoyed my stay.
I believe life is full of things to love. If I really had to
narrow it down my top three would be 1) My children. I firmly believe part of
my purpose from God is to be a mother to two of the most precious children. 2)
Serving my community and those in the world that are in need. My other purpose
from God is to feed people. It saddens me that so many in our Nation are forced
to go without one of the simplest necessities – food. 3) Laying out in the sun
on a warm day. I could probably lay out for hours if I were not a fulltime mom,
wife, worker, student, volunteer, etc. But the thought of laying out on a quiet
day and allowing the sun’s rays to keep me warm is enough motivation to keep
going.
My academic goals include graduating college in 2013!! From
there I plan on becoming certified by the National Contract Management Association
(my current career field) and obtaining a Master’s in Business Administration.
The MBA may be pursued in a few years, but the goal will be achieved.
Literally, my dining room table is in front of me. I am
typing quietly as my children are in bed and my husband is reading. Metaphorically,
opportunities and a golden path are ahead of me. I am on the road towards
accomplishing a long-time goal for myself and making my family proud while
setting an example for my children.
Without over-thinking, the first word to come to mind when considering
the most defining characteristic in our world today is “pride” in the negative
connotation. Many of the choices that people make are based on the lack of
humility, the desire to be in control of their own life and all things relating
to pride. As defined by Wikipedia, “refers to an inflated sense of one's
personal status or accomplishments.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride).
The bible defines pride as the attempt to bring glory to oneself. With either
definition, the way to break the barrier of pride is to practice immediate
humility in ever through and action until the heart is overcome with an attitude
that is humble.
