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10/26/2026

🏓🏓🏓 Pickleball Workshop Recap! 🏓🏓🏓

Huge thank you to Coach Christian Pazos for another outstanding Pickleball Workshop! 🙌✨

Seriously—today was pure joy from start to finish. I left feeling energized, inspired, and genuinely grateful, with new tips, great momentum, and that “can’t-wait-to-play again” vibe. 💥🥒🏓

If you haven’t taken one yet, you’re missing out—Coach Pazos brings the perfect mix of skill, positivity, and great coaching!

Kitchen Dink,
Dr. Karen 🏓💚

10/19/2026

🏓 Pickleball 🏓

What an amazing experience at my recent Pickleball class and workshop! 🏓 I’m still buzzing from the energy in the room—the fast pace, the teamwork, and those “aha” moments that instantly made my game feel sharper.

A huge heartfelt thank you goes to my instructors, Coach Tim Rice and Coach Christian Pazos at Ochsner Fitness Center. Your guidance, encouragement, and attention to detail made all the difference. I truly appreciate the time and care you both put into helping me and everyone learn, improve, and feel confident on the court. Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it—thank you gentlemen, for such a fantastic class and workshop, respectively!!!

If you’ve been thinking about trying pickleball (or leveling up your skills), I can’t recommend it enough—and I definitely encourage you to train with Coach Tim and/or Coach Christian. Can’t wait to get back out there!!!🏓✨

10/13/2026

My Precious Daddy, Dr. Louis Christopher Pendleton, the best Father ever!!!

Happy Heavenly Birthday 🎂🙏🏽🎁💞👑🙌🏾🎉✨️
Today my heart is full as I celebrate you with love that reaches Heaven and comes back even stronger. You are forever in my thoughts, forever in my spirit, and forever in the way I carry myself with faith, strength, and love—because of the way you lived and loved.

Your legacy continues in everyone you touched, in every lesson you planted, and in the prayers you inspired. I can still feel your presence, your support, and your incredible fatherly care—like a guiding light that never turns off.

Daddy, I miss you deeply, but I’m grateful beyond words that you are where there is no pain, no sorrow—only everlasting peace, joy, and glory. Until we meet again, I will keep speaking your name with honor, thanking God for you, and loving you with all that I am.

I Love You So Very Much!!! 💞🍷✨️

With all my love always,
Dr. Karen aka “Sister” 💞🙏🏽

10/03/2026

Oliver, Luke and Winky

Life is always better with a little extra love from Oliver, Luke, and Winky.
Our pets bring so much joy and calm to our daily routines.
Nothing brightens a day quite like pet cuddles.
I'd love to see your furry family members! Drop a photo or favorite story of your pets in the comments below 👇🏾

09/24/2026

Susan Kirton and Michael Knutsen,

Thank you both—truly—for the incredible honor of being invited onto Loving Living Local. We’re deeply grateful to you, Susan, for your warmth and talent as a host, and to you, Michael, for your care and excellence as a news producer.

We also want to extend our heartfelt thanks for the opportunity to share such an important message with your viewing audience—one that we hope will save lives and encourage people to take prevention seriously. From the very heart of what you helped bring forward, the impact mattered:

📣 “Your Heart Attack Is Preventable
Nine Targeted Tests
Three Pillars Of Prevention
One Conversation Could Change The Rest Of Your Life” 📣

To everyone who watched, thank you for listening with open hearts and minds. And to Susan, Michael, and the entire team behind the scenes, my Colleague and Partner, Dr. Jack Ward, Brandi Whaley, Owner of Vein Express and I thank you for making this conversation happen and for helping spread hope, awareness, and action.

With sincere appreciation,
Dr. Karen Pendleton, Dr. Jack Ward and Brandi Whaley

https://www.ktalnews.com/video/dr-karen-pendleton-sept-16th-part-1/12174520

https://www.ktalnews.com/video/dr-karen-pendleton-september-16th-part-2/12174548

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09/20/2026

Dear SVA Alumni Family and Friends,

I am truly grateful and deeply delighted to have the opportunity to celebrate 🎉 my SVA Class of 1976 being honored for our 50th year at the Annual St. Vincent’s Academy Alumni Luncheon. 🥗
🎉🙏🏽💞🏫📚✨️

Today means so much more than a milestone—it’s a beautiful reminder of the friendships 🫶🏾 formed, the lessons 📚 learned, and the love 💞 and pride 🙌🏾 that still bind us together 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿. I feel blessed 🙏🏽 to share in this recognition🏅, and even more blessed 🤲🏾 by the chance to honor ✨️ the journey we’ve traveled since those years at St. Vincent’s Academy.👑

With all my appreciation 💕 and heartfelt joy 🌟,
Dr. Karen Pendleton

09/12/2026

Basil & Beauty 🌿✨️
By Dr. Karen Pendleton

Basil 🌿, the quintessential summertime🌞 herb, has a real nutrient profile: it contains antioxidants, including flavonoids and carotenoids such as lutein and zeaxanthin, and it’s a notable source of vitamin K.
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Fresh basil generally keeps more of its aromatic 🌀 compounds than dried basil. Fresh basil isn't just pretty 😍 on the plate 🍽 — it brings antioxidants, vitamin K, and eye-friendly 👁 carotenoids like lutein and zeaxanthin to the table...thus a brighter, fresher “glow” 🌟 to food 🥗, as well as to the skin 😘.
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Its plant compounds may help support overall wellness. And yes, the best basil is still the kind you just picked — maybe even from Dr. Jack Ward’s garden.🌿✨️🌿

09/10/2026

Happy 95th Birthday to the best Momma in the Galaxy, Mrs. Barbara Chocolate Pendleton!!! 🎂💞👑🦄🎉🙌🏾💐🫶🏾

Momma Barbara, today we celebrate 95 years of love ❤️, strength 💪🏾, wisdom 📚, and grace 🕊—a life that has touched so many hearts 💞 and made the world 🌎 gentler just by your presence ✨️. Your love 🫶🏾 has been a shelter in every season ❄️🌱☀️🍂, your spirit 🕊 has been a light 💡when things felt heavy, and your laughter 😀 (and yes, even your wisdom 📚 that comes with a smile 😘) has been pure treasure 💎.

You are not only someone we love 💕—you are a legacy ✨️. A living example of faithfulness 🙏🏽, resilience 🦄, and how to keep showing up with compassion 🙌🏾, dignity 👑, and joy 🎉. Momma, your heart ❤️ has always been bigger than the moment, and your love 🥰 continues to ripple 〰️ outward to everyone lucky 🍀 enough to know you.

On your 95th birthday 🎂, I pray 🙏🏽 that God wraps you in peace ☮️, strengthens 💪🏾 you in health 🏥, covers you with joy 🤩, and surrounds you with people who honor 🤲🏾 you the way you honor them. May every wish be heard 👂🏾, every prayer 🙏🏽 be answered, and every day 📆 feel like a blessing 🙌🏾.

Happy Birthday Momma!!! 🎁🙏🏽💞
May this year bring you comfort, delight ✨️, and endless reasons to smile 😍. We love 💘 you so much—today and always.

Blessings and Love,
Karen aka 'Sister' 💐🫶🏾

09/02/2026

✨️September 1st✨️
World Letter Writing Day matters because it reminds us that communication can be thoughtful, personal, and lasting. Unlike quick messages, letters encourage us to slow down, reflect, and express gratitude, care, and emotion more deeply.

It also helps preserve meaningful connections across distance and time. A letter can become a keepsake, a source of comfort, or a simple but powerful reminder that someone took the time to reach out.

Ultimately, the day celebrates the value of sincere human connection in a fast-paced world.

08/18/2026

Check out Queen Mother Barbara Chocolate Pendleton!!!
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