HUNTSVILLE
LIVING
SHOWCASING
DIFFERENCE MAKERS EDITION 2022
IN OUR COMMUNITY
A Publication of The Huntsville Item
Effectively making
HUNTSVILLE
LIVING
STAFF
PUBLISHER Jake Mienk jmienk @ itemonline . com
GENERAL MANAGER Traci Gallin traci @ itemonline . com
EDITOR Brenda Poe bpoe @ itemonline . com
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Dee Howard Mullins Kristie Stevens
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Ashley Horton
a difference
Each New Year , we all make resolutions , promises , or commitments what I say . I want to hear the message being
priority . I want to say what I mean and mean
to ourselves to be better at one spoken , not filter it through the many things thing or another . that can distract the message .
This month ’ s magazine features some of
But most importantly , I want to continue the many people within our community who to grow a servant heart . All too often , people are effectively making a difference in one like to take advantage of the heart-forward fashion or another . At some point in their people like myself . I could never tell you how stories , they made a resolution in their life many times I have been told to learn from the to made a difference in the lives they touch heartbreak . daily .
I would like to think that I have learned
Each person has a story of how they approached that life changing moment , from
Reading the stories in this issue of how
from it .
their inspirational advisors , families , and each of these difference makers has taken friends . But each has the common factor of inspiration from their lives and continued to deciding to make the choice to live a more find ways to serve others is heartwarming for purposeful life . me . I believe that I can still make a difference ,
As we move into the New Year , I too find whether it is through a story or photo , small myself making that same resolution . I will try act of kindness , or warm piece of bread of harder to serve those around me in the best life to sustain someone until the next piece way that I can . is ready . Being an effective communicator is my top Just give it a try . Plant a seed of difference .
Brenda Poe
BRENDA POE
bpoe @ itemonline . com 936-295-5407
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