Young couple tackle new business
Jamari: “We didn’t experience the 2020 that most everyone else did. It was a very exciting year for us. COVID was going strong, but that didn’t stop us from getting married and opening up this business....
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Keeping memories alive through embroidery
“My granddaughter, Addison, turned 2, and we had her birthday party on a Saturday. On Monday, she and my daughter, Emily, were at my house after we’d been shopping. When her phone rang, she didn’t recognize...
Russia invasion of Ukraine impacts adoption plans
“I had my daughter 8 1/2 weeks early. She weighed 2 pounds, 4 ounces. She stayed in the NICU for six weeks. And then my son was born six weeks early. Both he and I ended...
Injuries, age can’t stop basketball lover
“It was October 3rd of ’98. I was working at Bayer, vacuuming out chemical waste. The hose swept under me. It threw me about 6 feet. I had to get stitches in my head. I had...
School bus travelers: ‘simpler, freer way to live’
“My husband always worked a full-time job, and I would sit at home with the kids. He would come home from work tired, and I was always tired. It was like this ongoing hamster wheel of...
Siblings care partners in dementia journey
“I believe that God sometimes gives us things we need to learn for the future. I had an aunt who had dementia. She was in her 80s. So I learned the symptoms, the behaviors, the medicine...
She goes the extra mile to help family
“There was a family that had four children at San Jacinto Elementary, including two with cerebral palsy. The parents were leasing a house to purchase. According to the contract, when they finally purchased the home, the...
Only son savors time with his parents
“My parents got divorced when I was about 4 years old. My dad moved to Northwest Houston, but I got to see him a lot. We’d do the weekend thing, and he came to all my...
He expresses himself through his music
“One of the ways I learned to deal with my anger is through music. When I rap, I put everything into it. Whatever I’m going through, whatever I’m feeling, I try to express it in my...
Not knowing his dad leads to anger issues
“When I was 11, my aunt told me that the man I always thought was my dad was not my real dad. I was devastated. I couldn’t believe that a family could hold secrets like that...
