“I’ve been in this same spot for six years. All day long, pretty much, rain or shine. “I help out the owner of the car wash over there. When customers need me, they call me over. I don’t go bother them. They just know me … Continue readingThe car wash guy just trying to survive
“When I was younger, my mom and my four brothers and sisters and I moved around the United States. I’ve lived everywhere but California and Hawaii. “My mom was in love with this man, so she just packed up all our stuff and we followed … Continue readingLooking back, she’s grateful for life on the road
“It’s kind of weird because I’m not struggling now and I’m not quite sure what to do with that stability. I have food on the table and the rent is paid, but I find myself wishing I still had that instability to keep me motivated. … Continue readingShe’s waiting for that next meteor to hit
“I had just gotten my passport and asked my mother to find my father, to let him know I was on my way to the Philippines to visit him. The last time I saw him, I was 5½. “My mother had married a U.S. service … Continue readingFather dies before he can see him one last time
“I’m reading the Bible because our church has this thing going on. If you read it for a whole year and check off all the sections, they give you a certificate. I’ve finished the whole New Testament so far. “I really wanted to get religious … Continue readingShe ‘gets religious’ following bypass surgery
“I lost my mother and my father to cancer. Both of them passed away at 70 years old, my mother from cervical cancer in ’06 and my father from prostate cancer in ’09. “Then, just a few months after my father died, I lost my … Continue readingStill feeling pain from ‘one-two-three punch’
“I’ve been in the health care business for about 25 years, mostly on the customer service side of things. Currently, I’m an EMS community liaison for Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital. I work with about 15 different EMS providers that could transport patients to us. … Continue readingWith health and family, no real complaints
“My happiest moment? Definitely when I had my son. He was a surprise. And now I’m pregnant again, which is another surprise. But it’s a good surprise. We weren’t planning it or anything. It was just like, ‘Hi, I’m pregnant.’ … ‘Oh, OK.’”
“One of the things they told us at truck driving school is if you’re not married before you start driving, it’s very hard to do afterward because of the long hours and time away from home. But I’m engaged now. My girlfriend and I are … Continue readingTruck driver looks forward to sharing life
“I work in the cafeteria at Stephen F. Austin Elementary. I raised four boys who think that’s pretty funny, me being a lunch lady, but it’s going well. I work part time, get holidays and summers off, and I love being around the kids. “You … Continue readingLunch lady enjoys serving it up to students