That time he survived the West Nile virus
“About 10 years ago, I contracted the West Nile virus and was in a coma for 10 days. It didn’t help that I was diabetic; my blood sugar was over 1,000. “Obviously I survived it but...
Category: Short Stories
‘We shelter kids who come over the border alone’
“I work for a nonprofit called BCFS (Baptist Child and Family Services). A lot of people in Baytown don’t even know we’re here. We shelter kids who come over the border alone. We give them a...
Creative side comes through in fence post art
“I quit my job 15 days ago and just started making these. My wife found some ideas on the Internet and I went from there. “The funny thing is, I had never built anything in my...
‘We just want to get back to nature again’
She and her family have lived in Baytown for 3½ years, but are planning to move. “Baytown is getting bigger and the traffic is getting a little too hectic for us. We’re country people anyway, so...
Christmas season on the mind all year long
“After my kids got out of school, I opened an all-year-round Christmas store called Christmas Treasures. I had a lot of collectibles, and people would come in and buy a whole collection of them. We put...
Now there’s ‘me time’ to pursue her goals
“I’m going to Lee College to pursue business management. Eventually, I want to get my CPA license and be an accountant. “I’m 35 now, and was a stay-at-home mom for years so that my husband could...
Friend helping friend after car accident
“I’m in seventh grade at Highlands Junior High. I have a very dear friend, and she was riding with an everyday person. Then an 18-wheeler crashed and she had an accident. It happened a couple weeks...
Young mom gets on nursing career path
“I only finished the ninth grade because I got pregnant. After that, I did home-schooling. “It was unplanned, very unplanned. But luckily I have my baby’s father there for me. He’s the one that got me...
Through rough times, she learned about parenthood
“I’ve been through a lot. My mom died in 2004 when I was 6. She was on drugs and was diabetic, and she passed because of the drugs. She was only 31. “My dad was never...
Hey, look this way, Fido
The family portrait was ruined when one of the dogs kept turning to stare at a large Rottweiler. “She’s real protective of my wife, but she’s all bark.”
