Mom’s clothing exchange idea blossoms
This mom started a clothing exchange out of necessity. Her idea has grown into a program that benefits hundreds of local families, who donate clothing they no longer wear so that they can select other clothes...
Author: David Berkowitz
Foreign exchange students become part of family
“I married somebody in the military, so we moved all over the world. My kids were born in Italy. When we came back to the states, we started hosting foreign exchange students because we wanted to...
He focuses on helping ‘the least’ in community
“There are a lot of hurting people in Baytown. If you just look for it, you see it. Homeless people are the most visible, but there are so many others in need: widows, orphans, abused, passers-through....
He was a good dad for their children but …
“We came here from the Rio Grande Valley in 1966 with four kids. The youngest was 3 months old. My husband needed a better job. He was driving a truck, picking up people to go to...
Brothers grow up while away from home
“We do get confused for being twins. More often than you might think. When we walk into a water park or wherever, people see us and think we’re twins right off the bat. I guess it’s...
He’s on a mission to join his disabled girlfriend
“I have a girlfriend who lives in Indiana. I’m on Skype with her every night and I send her messages on Facebook all the time. “We met on a dating site for girls or guys who...
He can’t remember accident that took his legs
“A lady ran a stop sign and broadsided me on my Harley-Davidson. An eyewitness said she hit me on the right side and I spun 180 degrees, still on top of the motorcycle, and then she...
Learning to walk again after losing both legs
“After losing both legs, my biggest challenge was learning how to walk again with the artificial ones. You don’t realize what all it takes for the human body just to get out there and walk down...
She wants to be the teacher students can confide in
“My parents divorced around the time I was in fifth grade, and I carried some scars with that into high school. “I just tried to keep busy and not really focus on the pain or anything....
He wants to be an actor on the ‘big screen’
“My mom always wanted to be on The Price Is Right, so I went out to California with her last year. They ended up picking me as one of the contestants. “I had to bid on...
