Four sons keep mom busy and happy
“He’s 8 months old, and he never cries. He’s just happy all the time, smiling and playing around. “I’m lucky. Normally babies cry for everything, for no reason sometimes. The only time he cried is when...
Author: David Berkowitz
Vietnam War hero falls on grenade for his men
“Around midnight, we suddenly came under heavy mortar and artillery fire. Generally, the Viet Cong would rain down on you before they’d try to overrun and take your position. So we were well aware that this...
Single mom commits to raising son on her own
“I’m a single mom. I’ve never been married. I was with his dad for six years. Then I was with another man for nine years, but we split up recently. “Now I’ve decided it might just...
She learned patience while caring for patients
“I’ve always been in the medical field. I used to work in assisted living homes, helping elderly patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia. For the past nine years, I’ve worked with kids who have mild retardation and...
Volunteer sisters keep busy for their community
Being active in the community comes natural for these sisters. Participation in student clubs and service groups has kept them quite busy in recent years. Their latest endeavor is to volunteer/foster with A Life to Live,...
This family’s heritage is full of surprises
“I have a nephew who is really into learning about our family’s heritage. My father was an immigrant from Mexico, but we discovered that his mother was a Tejana. She was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. On...
Figuring out her future can be stressful
“Growing up, I wanted to be a forensic scientist. But then I learned I wasn’t any good at science. I also had hopes of getting a scholarship to play softball in college. But that didn’t end...
Looking for more answers about the brain
“I’ve always been interested in science. My favorite class right now is chemistry, learning about all the chemical reactions that occur inside the body. “I like to know stuff, like why everything happens the way it...
School bus driver learns the meaning of patience
“I’m a school bus driver. I’ve been doing it for eight years. It’s super interesting, but we need to have a lot of patience with the kids. They fight, they play, they run in the bus,...
Trinidad native excited to explore his new home
“When my dad and I were moving from Florida to Texas, I was driving and he slept a lot of the time. He kept telling me to stop, to get some rest. But the thing is,...
