House flipper enjoys seeing the transformation
“We typically buy a home that needs work, live in it for a while and then flip it. We remodel it and then move on to the next one. We’ve done it about eight times now....
Category: Short Stories
‘If you can keep your cool, you can make it last’
“My wife and I have been married for 74 years. We met in high school. We got married when we were 20 years old.” What’s your key to a long marriage? “Well, you just have to...
Challenges come along with raising large family
“Between the eight kids, there’s roughly a 20-year spread. I have three sons and five daughters. “Before we got married my wife said she wanted a dozen, but I thought she was kidding. Apparently, she wasn’t...
Retired chemist is clean-shaven no more
“I didn’t shave the day I retired and I haven’t shaved since. That’s been about three or four years now. “As a chemist, I had to be clean-shaven. It was a requirement for employment. You had...
Future teacher trying to break out of her shell
“I was my high school’s mascot all four years. We were the Panthers. Besides it being really hot wearing the suit, it was awesome. People knew my name but they didn’t know my face. When I...
He’s driven by passion to work with children
“I worked at CentriKid Camp for grades 3 through 6 for three summers, and I fell in love with it. I was a Bible study leader and then the camp pastor. “I’m just driven by my...
Even in retirement, she keeps on teaching kids
“About four years ago I retired with a total of 34 years of teaching. I taught kindergarten. The last 16 years I taught gifted and talented at the kindergarten level. Those were some pretty bright kids....
Native New Yorker adjusts to Texas culture
“I lived in New York, the city and suburban area, until I met my husband. His sister worked in the same department as I did. He used to come in and she introduced us once. A...
Longtime dental hygienist is not done quite yet
Waiting for her daughter so they could go walking, this dental hygienist in her 43rd year of practice was a bit camera shy. But she wasn’t bashful in describing life at home with her retired husband....
He lost his way until a pastor intervened
“I was living in a home in Louisiana with my wife and two kids. The Army came through our neighborhood and told us we had to pack our things and get out. We had to leave...
