Virgin Islands girl getting used to a few changes
“These are my granddaughters. The oldest one was born in the Virgin Islands and has been here about a year. She likes it, but one of the biggest changes is the weather. She’s not used to...
Author: David Berkowitz
Young writer enjoys creating her own worlds
“I love writing. I’ve been writing stories since I was real young. I have these journals filled with stories. Right now I’m reworking the Harry Potter books and putting my own characters in it. One has...
‘I’m thankful for the life I have here with my family’
“I was an immigrant once. I know how it is to come here and work hard to provide for your family. “My mom wanted a better life for us, but I didn’t like it here at...
She went from tears to a house full of children
“It was hard for me to conceive, so I went back and forth to Houston for a whole year to see the best doctors. Finally I was told, sorry, we have done everything we can but...
Facebook friendship finally leads to marriage
“We went to school together, but we kind of really met up after that. We connected as friends on Facebook and talked to each other there for a long time. We found out we had a...
He wants his sons to be respectful to others
“I have two boys. It’s kind of difficult sometimes because they’re staying with two different moms. But I get to spend time with them pretty much whenever, during the week and on weekends. They get along...
High school sweethearts decide to make it official
“I guess we were what you would call high school sweethearts. She was a year ahead of me, but we wanted to graduate together. “Back then, with a zero period, I would come in an hour...
After cystic fibrosis scare, he’s just your typical kid
“He was a preemie, three months early. He didn’t even weigh 3 pounds. “From the time he was born until he was almost 4 years old, they tried to tell us that he had cystic fibrosis....
Oil and gas tailspin leads to loss of jobs
“I’m senior vice president for Prince Energy in Houston. We make chemicals for the oil and gas industry to help in their drilling.” How’s business? “Terrible. It’s really in the crapper big time, and I feel...
Through hardship, she found a healthy way to live
“I’ve been on different sides of the spectrum of unhealthy. I was overweight and I’ve been super underweight. “It was teenage girl problems. A bad breakup. I got overweight when I was with him because I...
