And the winner is....

M. Brad Mayfield M.D

This is him now, with his beautiful wife Kellee, his parents Wanda and Pat Mayfield and his precious daughter, Mary-Margaret.

This was him then.... with a girl who had a very misguided idea about a cute hairdo and a great buddy to both, Jeff Vickers. 

Brad and I have been friends forever, as evidenced by the above photo! He is an awesome guy who found the perfect match in his wife Kellee.  Theirs was one of my all time favorite weddings!  I am so proud for him, what he has accomplished in his life and the fact that he gets to raise a daughter! :)  Brad, will you let her ride four (not three, like us) wheelers?  I sure hope so!  Some of the best times I had growing up. 

Anyway, besides being a great guy, Brad has always been brilliant.  I have to rat him out a little and tell you that once in Junior High, I sent him a note during school...you know, like passed it back from one row to the next.   He sent it back to me, with CORRECTIONS!  :)  I think it was just more than he could take.  No telling what he'd like to do with portions of this blog!  I am blessed to know him and was so happy when he texted me the PERFECT suggestion for the blog's new name.  "Still Standin"!    

He is "Still Brilliant!" :)  

Thank you EVERYBODY who sent me a suggestion. I got some awesome ones and T and I had a hard time choosing.  Some others we had:  Through it All; HIOTT, Walking in Memphis, T the Man, Lucky to have Thomas (that had a funny double meaning), Thomas Had a Great Fall but his legions of prayer warriors put him back on that Wall, and more!  Thanks yall for caring enough to contribute!

M. Brad, thank you for being a part of ALL of this with me, even from a distance.  It means the world to me and I have to stop typing now, my eyes are blurred with tears.   Love you and your sweet family, too. 

My favorite line... "looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid..."