Every aspect of being a parent is new to me. I find myself searching for advice about various topics online. I was surprised by...
*Black Americans are grieving. Your Black friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and the strangers you pass on the street are carrying a heavy weight on their...
Picture this: it’s a nice late spring morning. It's sunny, slightly breezy, the birds are chirping, and there's the smell of freshly cut grass....
This post I am writing to you today is different. Our world is different. Here in 2020, racism and racial injustice are still real....
As a journalist, I interview people all the time. But on Father’s Day 2018, I decided to interview my dad. We were at my...
While so many events, plans, parties, and graduations have been cancelled due to COVID-19, there's one annual event that I'm happy to report is...
Almost everyone is familiar with Independence Day, also known as the 4th of July, but very few are aware of the holiday that is...
Southerners are known for their hospitality, but after six years of living here, I’m convinced that it’s friendliness--not hospitality--that is actually the way of...
I wasn’t planning on it, but yes, I watched my husband’s vasectomy. It happened quickly; they called him back to the room where he...
Last year I posted my 25 ideas for summer activities in Birmingham. But . . . that was 2019 -- you know, before COVID-19...















