When I was a little girl, I had a VERY unhealthy fear of angels. Yes. ANGELS. From HEAVEN. So if I was afraid of angels with their soft white wings and a direct line to my Heavenly Father, imagine what else I was afraid of growing up! These unsubstantiated fears…

I follow the rules. Mostly. But in the case of Covid-19? As SOON as a vaccine was available, I signed up. And within just a few weeks I found myself sitting in a vacant JC Penney in the Eastfield Mall along with hundreds of other people. By the end of…

I wasn’t born a thief. The first few years of my life I am almost positive I didn’t steal a single thing. Until I turned 6. My aunt Ella was working as a housekeeper and since it was summer vacation, I went with her. She always…

My BFF is a Monster (And I had no idea until now) It was over 40 years ago, but I still remember the icing sticking to the roof of my mouth. It was the perfect mixture of shredded coconut, powdered sugar, butter, and just a dab of McCormick blue food…

The 4th of July on Panorama Drive My Aunt Gertrude thinks firecrackers are the work of the devil. She thinks movie theaters are, too. And short skirts. And tank tops. And women who wear a lot of makeup. ​ So I knew better than to ask her for money to…

Big hair, big earrings, big EVERYTHING: why I always show up as my authentic self at professional networking events “OH MY GOODNESS! You are SO BRAVE!” I didn’t even think she was talking to me at first. The networking event was crowded, and we were both waiting for our wine…

How a chance meeting with my childhood friend at the NACE conference in New Orleans in 2018 lead to me being honored as a celebrity Author in my hometown in TN in 2019! (1982, Me & Roxanne at Hank’s birthday party in our hometown) Three years ago today, I was…

Realizing my dream of being one of the “rich and famous” writers in The Upper Room magazine.

Will I be forgotten? Three years ago this month, I sat on the edge of my mothers bed as she recovered from hip replacement surgery. It was supposed to be a speedy recovery and they said she’d be back to her normal self within six weeks. But almost immediately after…