More Southern Souls
I’m tough, but I’m loving and kind
"I am a cowgirl, but I can't ride a horse. A cowgirl is tough, loving, and kind. She is a real woman. That is me, I'm...
I want other people to feel the joy I feel
"It amazes me when my voice takes off. I open my mouth and put it in God's hands. I want other people to feel the joy...
I have always wanted to be a mother and I want everything for her
"We just moved away from Jacksonville. We couldn't take it anymore. People are consumed with everything that is not...
We have been homeless for a year and don’t have a car, so we are walking
“We’ve been walking for nine days and have walked over 100 miles. We are trying to get to Tennessee to see my niece. I...
My parents put me out when I was seven
"I grew up in the West Africa and came to the United States on a student Visa to go to college. My parents put me out...
When the economy tanked in 2008, so did my business
I was in real estate development in New Jersey. I started with houses and moved to bigger stuff with industrial...
I am an unemployed Army veteran standing on a street corner holding a cupcake sign just to make money
"I am an unemployed Army veteran standing on a street corner holding a cupcake sign just to make money so I can pay...
Notes from 12 stories in Jacksonville and St. Augustine
Notes from 12 stories in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Taking a bit of each person and a coupon for a free hug home...
I want to start music festivals
"I hitchhiked to California with only $20. I was at a really low point in life. I played baseball in college and when...
I scaffolded the Franklin Roosevelt Bridge in New York
"I'm a scaffolding foreman. You have go to school and train for this, but I have been doing it since 1989 and piecing...
I lost my leg at work. Everything I own is on the back of my wheelchair.
"I lost my leg at work. I did paint and body work at the Chevrolet dealership for 23 years. I was pulling the frame on...
He taught me how to forgive and let go of the hatred in my past
My husband was a pastor and when he died, I took over his church in Georgia. I found the Lord when I was seven after...












