On the rare occasions that my adult children and long-time spouse are together and I suggest some action or decision, inevitably one of them spouts off, “Mom Said!”, and then they all laugh. It is not meant as an insult and I have grown used to it. In researching how this came to be, I… Read More
Mother's Day
A Love Note from a Mom to 200+ Abducted Nigerian Girls
21 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes, and 45 seconds has passed…and with every passing second, I know that your fear deepens. With every passing second, I know your mother’s deepens too. I know because I too am a mom and even though I’m not your mother, my heart literally wants to escape outside my chest… Read More
Sewing Up a Mother’s Love
The older I get the more I love and respect my Mommy. She is the sweetest, most gracious soul you will ever meet. Everything I learned about being a lady I learned from her, and what I didn’t learn wasn’t because she didn’t try. Lord knows she had her work cut out for her. You… Read More