“I’m trying to make the broccoli taste good,” Actor Matthew Mcconnaughey said during a recent interview on CBS Mornings. Mcconnaughey who is famously known for his “Alright, alright, alright” phrase delivered in great Southern twang, was speaking on CBS Mornings about his conversations with his children about life’s ups and…

Tips on getting out of a rut We are turning to nature to help figure your way out of a rut. Let’s begin with the environmental meaning of rut. It is a track or deep groove in the ground that is made after many vehicles pass through it. Think of the stubborn driver of a truck who…

“The end is simply the beginning of an even longer story.” — Zadie Smith A month after John Charles Kimbrough celebrated his 8th birthday, “my world went black,” he said. What followed was seven surgeries by the skilled Johns Hopkins University-trained physicians who were based in Atlanta, GA. Despite multiple…

“What did you and your husband do … what sins did you commit that caused your son to go blind?” That question came out of the proverbial “no where” from this religious-acting woman while I was escorting my three young children into church to their Sunday school classes. She was…

I was 28 years old, married with a 3-year-old son when our twins were born. It was a tough pregnancy that resulted in my doctor’s orders for complete bed rest at 4.5 months. By the time John and Jocelyn were born at full-term, I planned to resume my financial journalism…

My heart is with you, my dear "cousin." Since I learned of Marty's passing, I have not let a day pass without saying his name, encouraging former university students and other folk who have the nerve to tell me they are not taking the "risk." I tell them to do it in the name of Marty. "Who's Marty?" Then I share your story, his story, Marge and Walter Sr.'s story. You are rich in relationships. You give so much and we are with you and the fam.

How best practices of a century ago are relevant today Is it 1918 or 2020? As we consider moving from B.C. --before coronavirus -- to some semblance of societal normalcy after the 2020 pandemic is declared gone, I've spent part of my ‘shelter-in-place’ time researching how my family and others survived similar and perhaps worst conditions during 1918-19. In 1918…

What greater duty does any person of integrity have than to speak the truth about that which is morally wrong, unjust and despicable? To speak one’s mind, to challenge injustice, abuse, exploitation, torture and the unlawful taking of life is a serious obligation. It is a constitutional right to do…