The struggle brings out the life in you

The struggle brings out the life in you

“Growing up I thought I was going to be in the NFL and had to learn there was more to a future than sports. I was homeless almost six months. I made a lot of bad decisions, but they were my mistakes. When I was that person, my priorities were messed up and I...
I want to do better than this

I want to do better than this

“I have been a  driver for Fed Ex for three months. I was laid off of my job doing drafting work. I am forty-something years old and live with my parents. I have a setback and always end up going back to them. They are a tremendous blessing to me, but it is hard...
It is happiness here

It is happiness here

”We moved here in January from Colorado. I work at Panini Pete’s and Sunset Pointe. My grandparents lived in Mobile and my mom moved to Colorado for a job as a software engineer. She met my dad there. Colorado is a better place to visit than live for me. It got...
Pennies in June

Pennies in June

This morning I started writing the final story of the sex trafficking series that begins in Lagniappe next week. Finally getting to the light at the end of a dark tunnel, but pennies have become the reminder that if one story helps one victim it will be worth it. ...