‘At first, I thought my parents were being tyrants’
“I got into the wrong crowd. My mom didn’t like the people I was hanging out with and who I’d become over a year or so. She wanted me to be influenced positively instead of negatively,...
Author: David Berkowitz
She wants to make a difference as bilingual teacher
“I’m going back to school to become a bilingual teacher. I love working with kids and I’m bilingual, so it seems like a natural fit. “They have an opportunity to learn so much when they’re young....
Ministry focuses on helping the whole person
“My take on ministry is a little bit different from others. Some people just want to preach and do the basic things. I want to help the whole person — the family, the home, the business...
Mom supports sons’ decisions to join military
“Both of my older boys are joining the military this summer. The one in college is going into the Reserve and the other one is going into the Army for a three-year term. “I guess I...
In between jobs, he looks on the bright side
“I was a restaurant manager for years and more recently have been in sales. But right now, I’m in between jobs. I have applications out everywhere and I’m just waiting to hear back from employers. “It’s...
On the way to Saudi Arabia, stroke changes his life
“I came here in 1976 from Trinidad. I was just passing through on my way to Saudi Arabia, where I was going to work for a company as an instrument fitter supervisor. Before I left, I...
Day trading has become ‘kind of an obsession’
“I grew up in the oilfield and was pretty successful, made a lot of money, so I was able to get out when I was 60. Now I’m a day trader. I trade futures. “I needed...
Daughters would rather play sports than cheer
“We’re doing signups for girls who want to cheer at Optimists football games in the fall. “I live, eat and sleep cheer. I was a cheerleader in junior high and in high school. I also was...
‘All I ever wanted was to be a mom’
“She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Now we’d like to have a boy. “When I was younger, all I ever wanted was to be a mom. But I wanted to be different from...
He helps homeless by giving them ‘what I can’
“I’m 55. I live with my mom. I work at Church’s Chicken. Been there for 26 years. A lot of people who come in know me. “I make enough to help pay the bills. I like...
