There's an epidemic of Americans dressing like 14-year-old boys. Men and women alike show up at graduations, concerts, and nice restaurants, looking like they were hit by the 5 o'clock grunge train. Senator John Fetterman comes to mind. Is this trend possibly responsible for the ...
If you’re a local reader, be sure to run out and pick up a copy of this week’s Lagniappe Newspaper which features my story, “Barbie's Back to Battle Hoodies.” Lagniappe is one of Alabama's largest weekly newspapers and is read by all of the area's ...
The world is at its best at 3 am, for that’s when mothers everywhere awaken to pray. Deep sleep is paused for rested minds, finally cleared of daily routines. The needs of others have been placed on our hearts and mothers begin to talk to ...
Happy Independence Day! I love this holiday so much and we’ve been celebrating for a week now with both sons home at some point. Their schedules thankfully overlapped one day so we could all be together. A few days from now, I get to host ...
I love speaking to groups, and my own church hosted a “Creative Arts Collective” and asked if I could come up with a story to read, so I wrote, “The loser’s table.” Everyone I know who speaks professionally says speaking to people you know is ...
You may remember my friend Jule. It’s pronounced “Julie,” but she said her mother thought it would look more interesting without the “i.”I’m helping plan a 104th birthday party for Jule in a few weeks. Still quick-minded and funny, Jule recently wrote a poem about ...