“Everyone left their doors unlocked, unless they latched the screen. Growing up in Jasper was a blessing.”

She believed God had called her to raise each child, that this was a mystery, a joy, a privilege, and an adventure—“God gave me these children so that He could meet their needs through me.”

“My college advisor asked, ‘Do you want to go into social work?’ I said, ‘Well, no. My second choice would be teaching. I would then be able to help my students,” she says.

“It’s not about how much you sell. It’s about the friends that you make and the camaraderie you have at the event,” said Debbie Tittle, the current owner of Handley’s Western Wear and Shoe Repair.

“We get all types of soil in the program. Sometimes the ground is rocky because a young person has a rough home life, but we believe you can cultivate that soil in a healthy environment.”

“We received an overflow of cards, calls, and money to help. Our entire community rallied around us.”

“I immediately began to remove certain types of food from my diet, like processed foods and sugar, and began to incorporate more anti-inflammatory, whole foods. Within a few weeks’ time, it was like a miracle had happened in my body.”

If there is a hot spot, a problem, come to me—I'll figure it out. I have three girls that I work with closely; I feel like they're my daughters. There's not much going on in the bank that we don't touch.”

“I asked for a camera for Christmas, so I could take pictures of my baby. Photography wasn’t a passion at first; it was a way to save money on pictures. Now I couldn’t imagine my life without photography.”

“I’ve been a waitress in this town since I was 14. I’ve been pouring their coffee and bringing them biscuits since I was a child.”