Family

I started getting pitches and requests to include products in a 2015 Holiday Gift Guide – back in July! My mind was hardly focused on creating content for the holidays. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a blessing to get free products sent to our home for the holidays, but I …

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks & Five Below. With just about a week left to buy Christmas gifts for his cousins, we stopped by the Five Below store in Dunwoody so A.J. could pick out something for them and himself. We’re flying to see our family in Maryland. A.J. …

I walked into Plaza Atlanta Theater for a special viewing and panel discussion of the “In My Father’s House” documentary with some preconceived notions that were immediately proven wrong. I thought it would be a lingering “Who Do You Think You Are” type journey of a rapper searching for his father. …

For almost two years, my Mother was by my Father’s side as he coped with lung cancer and diabetes complications. Her hours were 24/7 and I’m sure my Dad was unable to say thank her for all she did for him. My Mother was one of 40 million unpaid caregivers in …

Last month, I wrote a letter of encouragement to A.J. about his emotions and all the things he’s wonderful at (excuse the proposition at the end of the sentence). It’s part of a monthly blogging project, “Letters to Our Children” inspired by LaShawn Wiltz from Everyday Eyecandy. This month, I’m …