On a cold, crisp December morning, I stood by my car talking to a former flame. The sun was shining brightly, so I pulled out my sunglasses; as was the norm for me. Ex-boo looked at the case that protected my glasses, and exclaimed, “you keep your sunglasses in a case...

Sooooo….we need to talk.

I have some bad news for you: listening is HARD.

It’s hard, and most of us think we’re really good at it.

I won’t tell you straight up that you’re not a good listener – who am I to judge? What I can tell you is that I can be terrible at it. I stru...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

On this second day of 2018, I’m sure you’re hard at work either setting your goals or starting to work on them. That’s so DOPE!!! Those faith, family, finance, and fitness goals are always a great way to start the year off right.

Being a bit of a procr...

Whether they are navigating the raging waters Harvey left behind or directing those who are from a dispatch post in their living rooms, there’s a small navy of civilians working doggedly behind the scenes to rescue people from homes, streets, cars, and trees. I feel li...

Let’s talk about gratitude.

For many, saying ‘thank you’ was one of the first rules we were taught growing up. It was very well taught in my house that we were to say these two words whenever a request was fulfilled, a gift was given, or compliment was bestowed upon us....

These 4 words have kicked off some of the greatest and hardest, most disappointing and most satisfying conversations of our lives.

This phrase is ubiquitous in use and wildly misinterpreted.

Some of us seem to love it, some of us seem to fear it, and I'm sure that at lea...