Sep 6, 2020
I had been trapped inside my body for 30 years
“I am in line for the food bank. I volunteer at a different food bank, but this one has ...
Sep 5, 2020
I used stories from my childhood to help my students understand Civil Rights
“I grew up in Hayneville between Montgomery and Selma. I taught for 24 years, most of that time ...
Sep 3, 2020
This is the lesson I want to teach my daughter
“I started volunteering at the Food Bank. I was jobless for a while and this is my way of ...
Sep 1, 2020
I lost my biological mother as soon as I found her
“I was adopted when I was less than a year old. My mom told me October 5, 2015. I was 21 years ...
Aug 30, 2020
Reece took his life on February 12, 2018. He was 17
“Torment is how I would describe the last two years. Reece took his life on February 12, ...
Aug 29, 2020
We will be married 73 years in December. That is a lifetime
“I grew up in Indiana. We lived on a farm during the Depression. We grew potatoes, field corn, ...
Aug 27, 2020
I have been picking up trash every day in Downtown Mobile for almost three years
“I have been picking up trash every day in downtown Mobile for about three years. I go ...
Aug 25, 2020
I use my own experiences to love and help each family I meet
“I grew up in Bessemer and came to Mobile with my husband. I love science and once thought I ...
Aug 23, 2020
It’s a miracle I am still here and the rest of this life even happened
All of my 95 years have been in the Bucks area. I was born and raised at Andry Road. My mother ...
Aug 21, 2020
Helping people bring out their creative side is the best feeling in the world
“We moved to Spanish Fort at the end of 2015 from Houston for my husband’s job, but I am ...