“I grew up in Michigan but spent many of my summers here in Texas. I knew that one day I would make it my home. As much as I love the people of Michigan, it is just not the place for me. The last winter … Continue readingSnowy Michigan finally sends dentist to Texas
“Glynn and Mysti are team Mystic. Kristen and I are team Valor. We pretty much fit the Pokémon team stereotypes, the aggressive versus the thinkers. It’s all in fun, though. We try to meet up every day to go hunt for new Pokémon, train our … Continue readingPokémon Go has them out of the house, exploring city
“I guess my first rescue happened when I was about 12 years old. I brought home a St. Bernard. My mom said, ‘Oh, no you don’t.’ My stepdad said, ‘Let the girl have the dog.’ Since then I have rescued hundreds of dogs. “I have … Continue readingDog rescuer aiming for more success stories
“I grew up in a very dysfunctional family and experienced many different types of abuse through my childhood. I became a teenage bride and mom, only to have the abuse continue. “After a particularly bad incident I wound up in the hospital and was told … Continue readingFollowing abusive start, her life begins anew
“After I earned my associate’s degree in health education, I started an internship at Memorial Hermann. That led to a job in the Trauma Center working under Dr. Red Duke. “There were other firsts and other EMS positions, but in 2004 I became the first … Continue reading‘Failure not an option’ for first female EMS director
“I come from the generation that transgender was unheard of, or the stories that were heard were considered circus acts. “Over the years I have tried to get help several times because I have been dealing with this my entire life. At 6 or 7 … Continue reading‘We are just real people trying to live our lives’
“In addition to our full-time jobs, my wonderful wife of two years, Erica, and I have a photography/videography business. We do weddings, family reunions, events, parties and portraiture work. I started my business, Double M Photography, in 2012 just after I graduated. While working on … Continue readingLove of photography helps keep memories alive
“I have been selling my all-natural products on Etsy for about eight years now. A couple of years ago Gabriel and I made the decision to open a storefront here in Crosby, but I didn’t want just any place. I wanted this building. Things finally … Continue readingRunning their business out of a dream location
“I’ve been playing the piano since I was about 7 years old. There was a piano in the house we lived in at the time and I just started playing it. My mother saw that I had a talent and decided that I needed to … Continue readingMusic — ‘it’s a part of me, in my soul’
“I never in a million years envisioned myself being in this role as justice of the peace. I spent 30 years working in the petrochemical industry. Circumstances changed there, so I made the hard decision to leave that kind of work. In 2014 I decided … Continue readingJustice of the peace likes making a difference