Spill the Beans: 10 Lesser-Known Facts About Brenda
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She is the proud daughter of a northwest Iowa farmer.
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Her parents have been married for 69 years.
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She is the youngest of five children… and considers her siblings and their spouses among her favorite people in the world.
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Her first job was ‘walking beans’ on their family farm, which meant July mornings walking up and down half-mile soybean rows, pulling or chopping weeds.
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Her first post-college job was teaching high school English in Cedar Rapids.
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While in Cedar Rapids, she taught NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner and PGA Master’s golf champion, Zach Johnson.
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She met her husband, Chris, in a bar in downtown Cedar Rapids during her first year of teaching, in 1987; they’ve been together ever since.
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Her most cherished role is 'Mom' to their three precious sons: Alex, Jakob, and Joshua.
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When Brenda is not out speaking, she works at her in-home office in Algona, Iowa.
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She shares her office with Atticus Finch Hamilton, whom she refers to as the ‘Certified Attitude Trainer’ (C.A.T.) of her home office.