The life stories of Kitzi Ball

“Family is Family” these are the words of Kitzi Ball. To her, family means everything. She goes out of her way to please her family and to spend time with them. She stands up for what she believes in and...

Blaine Paxton Hall Shares His Thoughts About the Complex Task of Finding Home

Blaine Paxton Hall conveys his experience of “finding home” as, not only settling into Fearrington Village in March of 2010, but also as coming of age in a children’s home in Woodstock, Illinois and of feeling at home within his...

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Katherine "KC" Warren, Kathryn "Kitty" Cannon, and Jeffery "Bundy" Warren

Katherine "KC" Warren (65) and her husband, Jeffery "Bundy" Warren (68,) speak with her mother Kathryn "Kitty" Cannon (90) on her early years, her family, and the stories of her life.

Sydney Kirkland interviews her Nana about her life

Sydney (15) and her Nana, Diane Kirkland (83), talk about Diane's memories growing up and her life in college and into early adulthood. This interview was conducted on January 4th, 2023 over Face Time, with Sydney in Michigan and Diane...

Josh and Tony Pedretti at home the morning of Sunday, January 1, 2023

Tony and Josh are at home the morning of Sunday, January 1, 2023 talking about Christmas 2023 events and UFC's move from less Jiu Jitsu and more Boxing classes

Imani Johnson and Kevin Johnson

Imani Johnson (21) talks to her father, Kevin Johnson (51) about his experiences growing up in Chicago and how these experiences shaped him into the man he is today. They talked about his childhood, family, and his life as a...

Veronica's Victory

Veronica shares her story, from running away from an abusive mother and relying on a cruel man to finding help and working toward a nursing degree.

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Pamela Ward and Darryl Ward

Spouses, Darryl Ward (65) and Pamela Ward (60), ask each other to reflect on some childhood memories and discuss their shared experience of Darryl having Parkinson's disease.

William Stoner 11-26-2023

Will Stoner (47) talks to his son, Chase Stoner (15) about where he grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood but it was still a close, tight community. He shares his experiences in meeting his...

Katie and Tony Pedretti at home the evening of Sunday, April 28th, 2024

Katie and Tony Pedretti are at home the evening of Sunday, April 28th, 2024 talking about earning a strip(e) on her gray belt at UFC, watching the total solar eclipse and her new backyard friends.

Josh and Tony Pedretti at home the afternoon of Saturday, April 24, 2021

Tony is asking Josh about Jujutsu training and designing games in Roblox Studio at home the afternoon of Saturday, April 24, 2021

Katie and Tony Pedretti at home the evening of Friday, July 30, 2021

Tony is asking Katie about bloody marys, baby bunnies, and then attempts (fails) to get YMCA day camps, Jujutsu training and playing games in Roblox in at home the evening of Friday, July 30, 2021

Josh and Tony Pedretti at home the evening of Sunday, August 27th, 2023

Tony and Josh are at home the evening of Sunday, August 27th, 2023 talking about Josh's friends, our recent visit to Wilderness water parks and his Kingsley grade school's newly renovated playground.

Grandma

My name is Bode (16) and I conducted an interview with my great grandmother Joyce (87). We talked about many things including her childhood up until she became a parent. She talked about her life growing up on the farm

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Joseph Neumann and Jennifer Samborski

One Small Step Conversation partners Joseph "Joe" [No name given] (52) and Jennifer "Jen" [No name given](48) talk about their faith, working in law enforcement and the importance of conversations to find understanding.

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Erika Wilkerson and Caitlin Stephen

Friends Erika Wilkerson (36) and Caitlin Stephen (39) discuss their personal experience working at Gift of Hope, providing support for families and hospitals going through the process of organ donation and or transplant. Caitlin details her person experience coming from...