6 One of Us
Ponte Vedra Recorder ·September 24, 2015
Where are you from originally?
I am from Quincy, Massachusetts. (It’s the)
birthplace of John Adams, and John Quincy Adams and John Hancock, so it’s a very historic city,
and I pretty much lived there my whole life until
we moved to Ponte Vedra two years ago.
What do you like about the area?
Everything! We were lured here by the beautiful
weather. We went online and discovered Nocatee,
and it looked great, and so we made a couple of
trips down to visit it and we really just fell in love
with the whole area. We made the big move in
August 2013. Quincy is right on the water as well;
the difference in Ponte Vedra is you get a lot more
time to time to enjoy it down here. We just love
being able to get out year-round, even in January
— just being able to go out for a walk or go to
the Nocatee Farmers Market. We are at the beach
every chance we get. We love the Nocatee Splash
Water Park, and the people are just so friendly
here.
Tell me about your business.
My husband and I own FirstLight HomeCare.
FirstLight is a non-medical home care company,
our clients are mainly seniors, new mothers,
people recovering from surgery and adults with
disabilities. We have caregivers who go into the
home and basically give them the help they need
to stay independent and remain in their own
homes. Our caregivers do everything from making
meals to doing the laundry. We provide transpo