Tag: personal growth

I am not racist. I’ve never been racist. Not even a little bit.  But I have been astoundingly ignorant.  Growing up in the South, I probably...

My son Andy turned six on the day Georgia put the Shelter-in-Place orders into effect. We had a drive-by birthday parade that ended before...

Voting is an important American right that every eligible voter should have the opportunity to participate in. I'm a little embarrassed to say that...

Earlier this week, I deleted Twitter from my phone. It’s not like I’ve been a big Twitter-er in the 11 years since I first...

Today is way back Wednesday and, my oh my, how that phrase truly resonates these days. Senseless killings, police brutality, protests, riots, looting, division,...

  I stand at a loss of words to express the pain and anger and frustration I feel over what is happening in our country...

The other day, my son proved particularly exasperating. I say that as if it was his fault...when in reality, this introverted mama was simply...

Hey lady! I am proud of you. In case you haven’t heard that today, it’s important that you know that someone is proud of you....

For years -- ever since I became a mom more than 13 years ago -- I’ve believed I should be able to do the...

Throughout my adult, life my body has changed almost constantly, even before I became a mother. I have dealt with an eating disorder since...