I know summer is technically just beginning, but it’s the perfect time to start preparing your child for next school year. Many students will be transitioning to kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school, as well as college, so I thought it was a good time to repeat my Five Things series.

  It’s summer, which means there are lots of good movies in my future. Here are a few to which I’m looking forward.

      With Father’s Day right around the corner, please join me in praying for daddies and daddy figures.

Today, in honor of Memorial Day, please join me in a moment of virtual silence for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Thank you to all of our veterans and those currently serving. Always remember, freedom is not free.

Is it just me, or does the school year seem to be getting shorter every year? The end of the school year means lots of celebrations as students prepare for summer and transition from one grade or phase of life to the next. Today, please join me in saying a prayer for our graduates.

Even as life starts going back to our new normal, there is still a lot going on in the world and our daily lives that can cause us to worry. Here are a few scriptures to help with those days when worry seems to be winning.

I didn’t realize the truth of the saying that it takes a village to raise a child until I moved back to Birmingham in 2006.

Since Mother’s Day is coming up on May 9. In preparation of that, today, please join me in saying a prayer for mothers.

We’ve been doing this COVID thing for well over a year, and although we see light at the end of the tunnel thanks to vaccines, there is still a lot going on. I still can’t get on social media these days without seeing news articles with death counts, not to mention posts about someone being […]

If you’re anything like me, you desire a closer walk with God, but between juggling all the hats you wear and trying to get meals on the table, there never seems to be enough hours in the day. You would be amazed at how spending just five or 10 minutes with God can bless your […]

It’s hard to believe Easter is almost upon us. Here are a few scriptures to help prepare your heart for the Resurrection.

Have you ever been in a bad relationship and you’ve known you should leave, but for whatever reason you stayed, only to have the other party break up with you before you could break up with them?

Yesterday I turned 50th.  While this birthday has me excited, it also has me in a reflective mood. My daddy passed away when he was 49, and my momma died when she was 50, and after recently developing a blood clot in my lung, I find myself thinking a lot about life, what I want […]

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and it occurred to me there will be many people waking up today who for whatever reason feel shortchanged in the love department. Today, please join me in saying a prayer for love.

I am a sucker for love. I can watch romantic movies all day. There are a few that are my favorites that I can watch repeatedly no matter how many times they come on. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought I would share some of my all-time favorite movies. Maybe you and your […]

If you’re anything like me, the last year has had its share of moments where you’ve felt like giving up.

This year the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday has even more significance because on January 20, 2021, we will usher in a new part of history when Kamala Harris makes history when she becomes not only the first woman but the first African-American woman to hold the office of Vice President of […]

Even though we’re only a few days into 2021, and it’s already proven to be its own reality show, there are still a few movies and TV shows I’m excited about this year.