Mica Timmons’ passion in life is helping people. From working as a nurse, to fostering children in need, to now being a fulltime mom herself, Timmons pours love and care into every aspect of her life.
Timmons graduated from Dublin High School in 2016 and spent a couple of years working as a receptionist for Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic. In 2017, she married her high school sweetheart, Chase Timmons.
The next year, Timmons went to Ranger College to study nursing. Her grandparents ran Chigger Ranch for years, but her grandmother always held a desire to one day be a nurse. “She never fulfilled that dream, so I think ultimately I wanted to live out that dream for her,” says Timmons.
Timmons graduated with her LVN in 2020, and went back to work at Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic, this time as a nurse. “I loved it,” she said. “I worked under Josh Carswell in family practice, and then right before I left, the pediatric nurse had left, so I was helping over there. I think family practice was my favorite just because there was a variety. I could do more than just immunizations; I could do procedures and help with things like that.”
Timmons stayed at the clinic until 2022, when she and Chase wanted to start a family. “We were struggling to have babies, so we became foster parents,” she said. “I stepped away from the medical field for a little bit. I plan to go back, but as of now, mom is my full-time job.”
Over the next year, she and Chase fostered seven children (not all at once). The process was both rewarding and heartbreaking. “The system is not for those kids, and opening your house to somebody’s child and then having to follow the rules, even though you may not feel like it’s in the best interest for the child — that’s hard.” she said. “Having to listen to somebody [at the state] when they’re not in the shoes or in the home with the child is tough. But a lot of love was poured out into those babies.”
In 2023, Timmons became pregnant with their daughter, Maelee. Unfortunately, Maelee was stillborn. “After losing Maelee, I went through a phase of, ‘Am I gonna make it?’” she said. “Relying on my faith, relying on my husband, was my rock during all of that.”
The next year, Timmons got pregnant again, and in 2025 she gave birth to a son, Parker, and then another son, Stetson, in 2026. Now, Timmons is a full-time mom. “I stay at home and let the boys play,” she said. “We have a farm, and so we take the boys out, and they’re always getting into something.”
She balances parenting with part-time work at the family business started by Chase’s parents, Timmons Exterminating. She and Chase also own several rental properties in the area. When she has some (rare) free time, Timmons enjoys baking and gardening.
Timmons is currently enjoying the time she has with her young family. When the boys get older, she plans to go back to a career in nursing. “I like the idea of, once the boys are in school, I can go back and do something that I really enjoy,” she said.
Timmons’ parents, Amy and Lugo Muro, recently moved to Waco. Her grandparents, Don and Terri Carsten, still live in Dublin, as do her in-laws, Jeff and Donna Timmons. Timmons is grateful for having her family close by. “Having that tight knit family is great,” she said.
Throughout her life, Timmons has found inspiration in her faith. “Just knowing that God’s going to be there — [even if] we fall, He’s always going to be on the other side of it,” she said. “After losing our daughter, it was tough. Just knowing that we can land on our faith is great.”
Timmons’ advice to Dublin graduates is to get out and explore the world. “You need to leave town at least a year,” she said. “Even if you’re planning to come back and root yourself in Dublin, you just need to leave and experience the world first, and then come back.”
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