Today as I saw the highlights of Barak Obama’s second inauguration, I was once again struck by how far we’ve come as a nation. As I was watching Myrlie Evers-Williams deliver the invocation, I was trying to imagine the emotions she must have been feeling, having lived through segregation and the slaying of her husband, […]
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On the Receiving End
This week I was on the receiving end of some kindness. I went to parent-teacher conferences for my 12-year-old son and was so blown away by the things the teachers were saying. Good things. They all told me he is an amazing kid and that he’s a joy to have in class, and how thrilled […]
Coming Out Party
Picture this. Me and Denise in fancy frilly ball gowns. With Southern drawls. And mint juleps. Debutantes. OK, probably not. Perhaps only as Halloween costumes. Maybe the mint juleps. But we’re both more vodka lemonade types. While we may not be debutantes, we are having a coming out party for our blog. More of a coming out of […]
Be great
Great minds discuss ideas Average minds discuss events Small minds discuss people. ~Eleanor Roosevelt Today, go out in the world and be great!