Stories of hope and resilience, Share yours.

What would you like to read today?

Mar 23, 20208 min read

Green for a Reason

My dad and brother worked on our farm while my mom owned and operated the local grocery store. Our house was attached to the store...

Oct 18, 20197 min read

A Desert Rat’s Tale of Survival

I was born into what became a large family of eleven children. As I was one of the oldest, I had new siblings on an almost yearly basis...

Jun 24, 20197 min read

An Innate Survival

Growing up in the 1980s, we spent our days running off with neighborhood friends, only returning home when the hum of the streetlights ...

Oct 24, 20187 min read

Finding the Beauty in Life

I’ve always been full of positivity and a little bit of sass. I guess I just love making people laugh. As a kid, I was known for being...

Mar 7, 20186 min read

The Kodak Moment

I had five siblings and we were raised by our mother. Our father was away working in the city most of the year, and sadly he passed away...

Feb 9, 20185 min read

A Warrior, Not a Worrier

But thoughts of death don’t just go away. They linger like the plague. They interject themselves at every turn and persuade you that life...

Jul 20, 20175 min read

It Wasn’t Just Survival

Is the American Dream dead? It seems such a cliché sometimes to even talk about it. Many have a cynical outlook on it. Maybe it depends...

Jun 23, 20176 min read

My Journey: from Siberia, Russia to Ohio, US

The revolutions started a few years later, leading to the collapse of the Soviet empire and the rise of the Russian Federation. The early...