by sarah | May 12, 2026 | Voices of Hope
Two days after I turned three, I had a complete hysterectomy. I was born on Altus Air Force Base while my mom was in the military and my dad was in the Air Force. Three months later we moved back to Lebanon, where both sides of my family were from. This has always...
by sarah | May 12, 2026 | Voices of Hope
I think I’m still just trying to save teenage me. My mother didn’t want me. The loss of her first daughter was too much to bear and mental healthcare wasn’t what it is now. When she found out she was pregnant again and that it was another girl, she...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Voices of Hope
I’m probably the most boring person you’ll ever meet. I was born in Germany. My dad was an engineer for the army, stationed there at the time. I don’t remember any of it. It’s on my bucket list to go back. When I was three he was reassigned to Fort Leonard Wood. That...
by sarah | Apr 21, 2026 | Voices of Hope
I really don’t have a story. I grew up south of Lebanon, just a few minutes from town, but it felt like the whole world came to us. My dad came from a big family that didn’t have much, and he never forgot that. Most every Saturday in winter, people would show up to...
by sarah | Apr 11, 2026 | Voices of Hope
All I heard was “help.” I needed to be on the other side of that radio. I grew up at the Lake of the Ozarks as just your normal average Ozark kid. After school I worked in the hospitality industry from a hostess, server, and bartender. One day I decided I...
by sarah | Apr 5, 2026 | Voices of Hope
She asked, “Am I pregnant?” She had been carrying that question for two years. I grew up in a family with six kids. My mother was the Girl Scout leader and the Boy Scout leader and she was always at school. I don’t know how she did it. I still don’t. She...
