Volunteer feels like ‘very important person’
“When I graduated from Baytown Sterling High School in 1977, I had no idea what I was going to do. I’m just so thankful that a doctor who was a neighbor came to my door and said, ‘They’re hiring at San...
Combat-style training makes him feel safer
“I work with a trainer on reality-based self-defense. It’s not for competition or anything like that. It’s more about being prepared for what you might face out there on the streets. I just think the world is getting crazier and crazier....
She discovers the realities of being a teacher
“When I was in college studying to become a teacher, it was more about making lesson plans and basic things like that. We didn’t have our own students that we were measuring for progress and continuously assessing. When you get your...
School lunch special time for mom, kids
“I have heart failure and SVT (supraventricular tachycardia), which is like an irregular heart beat. It makes me feel tired a lot. Some days I have to stay in bed. I can’t play with them like I used to. I can’t...
Poem about lost pets becomes children’s book
“I love animals. If I see a lost dog or cat on the side of the road, I’m like, ‘Oh, you poor thing. I can’t keep you, but I’ll shelter you for a couple days until I find you a home.’...
Music memories keep the dream alive
“When I was in Austin, there was this country radio station right across the freeway from where I lived. I would call in and get through a lot, and I got to know the afternoon DJ. One time he said, ‘You...
Singer still has that love for performing
“We had these talent shows every year in Anahuac. When I was a junior in high school, I decided to enter with some of my friends. We performed ‘Free Bird’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd. I played the lead part and sang. I...
‘Believe whatever you want to believe’ about religion
“I’m an armchair theologian. I study ancient writings. All those things that some people have called other scriptures. As well as the Bible. I’m quite familiar with the Bible and biblical terms. I believe all churches are wrong — there is...
‘Books are more precious than gold’
“I have this innate love of reading, learning and challenging authority. I read all kinds of books about science, history, religion. A lot of them are simply reference books. I have several sets of encyclopedias and history books. I don’t read...
Church helps on way to turning life around
“The first time I started coming to this church, I just let a few little things get to me, and I fell right back into the old me. I was having a hard time reading the Bible. I didn’t really even...
