“Life doesn’t come with an instruction book, that’s why we have fathers.”  - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I know this is an uncomfortable topic, but hear me out. It’s Basketball Season... I’m getting ready to perform after earning the only...

Wake up early - 7 am Make up my bed Help Dad clean the grill and pick up any dog poop in the backyard Run across the street to the local...

And there it is… Father’s Day has come and gone. Is it just me, or did you not see much celebration? As I was sitting down to write, I...

School is out in many parts of the country. What will your daughter be doing this summer? In the 4th grade, I took home the Justin Wynn...

It’s graduation season! This week, I’ve been to graduations for my nephew, who’s headed to middle school and my niece who is headed to...

Mother’s Day is coming up. This year will be a challenging one for me because it is also my late mom’s birthday. Having lost both my...

I recently took my niece dress shopping for the Sneaker's Ball. I love stepping in as Auntie. Her dad was working. Her mom, my sister, is...

My dad had high blood pressure. He was reluctant to see the doctor or take his medication consistently. My mom often spent time running...

Another day, another workshop. I recently purchased the audible book, Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima. And with this book purchase comes live...

Does your daughter have a nickname? One of mine was “The Informer”. I would often let my dad know what was going on around the house. Who...

First Day of Driver’s Education and I was taking the class as a school requirement only. It was my dad who taught me how to drive at a...

Back to school is here. With 7 kids in the home, routines were essential, and we practiced them 2-3 weeks before school was back in...

My dad loved the neighbors garden three doors down, and he was determined that ours looked just as nice, if not nicer. And so he knocked...

Le Peep. It was a French breakfast/brunch restaurant downtown. I went there in what had to have been the 5th grade and I remember...

I got my first car and I was driving around the city. It had amazing mileage and my father stated, “Never let your gas tank go below a...

I remember my dad asking me that as I told him I was at work and didn’t have much time to talk. He had just purchased a new phone because...

I cook, I clean, I can change a tire because my dad was raising a strong independent woman. Not because he didn’t want me to ever get...

It’s the last day of the year and I have to say one of my favorite times of the year. I always enjoy looking back over the last 12 months...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the...

My mother loved apple pancakes from a long standing house of pancake establishment where we resided. And on Saturdays, if dad wasn’t...