Acting career serves as example for daughters
“When I was young, I would see newspaper ads for places like Walmart, Target and Kmart. And I would tell my mom, ‘I want to model for that. How can I do that?’ She was so...
Category: Short Stories
Mother-daughter team help in challenging times
“Like my mom says, we are not here to be rich. We are here to get by and to live. And we do that by helping others. We are income tax preparers, insurance agents, notaries and...
She enjoys seeing her art make other people happy
“I believe my love of art came from my parents. They really encouraged me to think abstractly. “Having ADD (attention deficit disorder), I was always talking nonstop and coming up with these random stories. But they...
Embracing her ‘differentness’ caused by ADD
“My first grade teacher would be reading to the class, and I would get up and start running around in circles and doing stuff. Then she would ask me, ‘What did I just say? Were you...
Young poet makes her grandmother proud
What do you do when your oldest daughter and her two children live thousands of miles away in another country? For Melanie Ferguson, you communicate on Facebook and text as often as possible. And you beam...
Captain Planet fan out to bash trash in parks
“My heart has always been kind of connected to nature. I grew up in Van Horn out in far West Texas. You could walk outdoors, and there would be mountains and wildlife everywhere. I used to...
‘I’ve always enjoyed messing with hair’
“I’ve always had blonde hair, but there have been times when it’s had some pink or blue in it. I’ve put braids in it and tried other things. “I’ve always enjoyed messing with hair. When we...
After car accident, ‘I was my dad’s hands’
“I was an uh-oh baby. My parents were very young, 17. So my grandpa told my dad, ‘You’re not taking my girls until you get an education.’ My mom and I lived with my grandparents for...
Barbershop owners are living their dream
“Katy texted me one day and said, ‘What do you think about opening up a barbershop?’ I had already started going down that road, investigating things and getting some help from Lee College’s Small Business Development...
‘I’m sorry I didn’t get to see him that one final time’
“Texas A&M asks the lettermen to come back every year for basketball. They invited us in December for the Feb. 3 game against South Carolina. I noticed that Wally Moon had signed up to come, so...
