2015 was a blast for our family thanks to safe travels and A.J. having a blast attending his first year of public school. But we did very little planning. We were winging it for much of the year. Imagine how much more we could have accomplished if we had planned …

Thank you Pro Flowers for allowing us to see a preview of the Mother’s Day Movie and providing me with an official Mother’s Day bouquet. The film was hilarious and had many emotional moments. Take your Mom, take your sister’s, take your girlfriends. I took our six-year-old son and he …

I rarely get nervous about speaking in front of crowds. I’ve been appearing on-camera for 20 years now. After interviewing an array of folks from Oprah to Al Gore with a white supremacist or two mixed in (I was a TV news anchor in  Mississippi) there’s not much that can throw …

I’m delighted to announce that I was selected to share an original essay about motherhood for the 2016 Listen to Your Mother Atlanta Show. I’m joining forces with 12 amazing Atlanta women on stage for a spectacular night. I bought a ticket to 2015 Listen to Your Mother Atlanta show …

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GIVEEXTRAGETEXTRA #CollectiveBias #Kroger When you’re an Atlanta mom, you spend a good portion of the day in the car. I drop our son off at kindergarten, pick him up after school, go to parks for …