I was sitting in a meeting when the CNN breaking news alert came through to my phone that there had been a death at Prince’s Paisley Park Studios outside Minneapolis.
Just Keep Going
The attention was so unexpected. I showed up at a recent event at the Alabama Library Association’s author expo in Gadsden, expecting what is pretty much the norm for multi-author events: networking with other authors while deep down hoping someone will buy one of your books.
Remember the Magic
We’ve had somewhat of a covert operation going on in the Splond household for the last few months.
Five Ways to Make Time for Your Dream
Anyone who knows me relatively well knows that since I was 14 years old, it has been my dream to be an author. I didn’t actually sit down to write a book until I was 36.
Life Lessons for My 45th Birthday
Today is my 45th birthday. It’s funny how 45 seemed so old when I was a kid. Now, as my college roommate so aptly put it a few weeks ago, 45 is the new 35. With any journey, there are always lessons. Here are a few things I’ve learned.
What’s Your Excuse?
A few months ago, it was laid on my heart to reach out to a woman to interview her for my weekly book column for Hope for Women magazine. As it turned out, we had a lot of things in common—besides being authors, we attended the University of Alabama together (Roll Tide!), and we’ve done […]
You Are More Than Just a Mom
There are many days when I wonder what I did before I was a mom.
5 Places to Find Friends
If you’re anything like me, friendships have taken a backseat now that a husband and kid are in the mix.
Five Lessons I’ve Learned from Being a Momma
After being together for almost 12 years, my baby girl and I have history now. Here are a few lessons I’ve learned from being a momma.
5 Things to Do Today to Help Your Kids
I spent most of Saturday at church attending the second annual Mount Pilgrim Baptist District Association conference. The morning was spent in classes and workshops on a variety of issues of interests to our youth and those who work with them. That afternoon a friendly church competition was held for youth mime, step and praise […]
