More Southern Souls
Kids tell Santa things they would never tell anyone else
"I am Santa 365 days a year. I love making someone smile and laugh and have a brief moment where they forget about...
My past makes me a fighter and survivor
“I grew up in Iran and lived there for 27 years. My sister and I left in 2010. We went to Turkey and made an...
I am proud to be a part of the Marine Corps League because we help people
“We loaded three Penske trucks with toys and will give them to four charities through Toys for Tots. We helped about...
Stone Soup is a sign of love at Christmas
We have been doing Stone Soup for seven years. The Mobile Jaycees have the Children Shopping Tour that has been going...
My sister lives on through my music
I love to sing and started a singing telegram business. The name is Inspirational Melody because singing is so...
Cancer never crossed my mind
“I got angry when I found out I had breast cancer. My sister was 28 when she died from liver cancer and my dad died...
I refuse to live in a world with all of this pain and not make a difference
"In 2001, the Lord called me into the ministry and then to Mobile’s Metro Jail. I have never been in trouble, this was...
A Good Man Starts with a Good Foundation
“I am a wanderer. That is how I got here. I was taken away for two years without my say so and sent to the other side...
Photography has brought me back into the world
“I love taking pictures of people and making them happy. I do it for free. It is a dog-eat-dog world and I don't need...
I want to bring light and hope into dark places
“I wanted to be a doctor, then went into AmeriCorps and met nurses doing outreach activities in the community. I love...
I should have settled down a lot sooner
"The spider on my hand is from a long, stupid time ago. I was part of a teenage gang in Pensacola. We said we were a...
I help people get unstuck
"I have been working in social services and with the homeless for 30 years. I started at Mobile Mental Health and was...