December 2025

On a recent visit to Atlanta, we experienced the Smith Farm exhibit at the Atlanta History Center. It was an actual farm house and enslaved peoples’ living quarters that was preserved and moved to the Center’s grounds. It gave me a first hand view and better understanding of the environment those enslaved in Georgia experienced.

We have to be thankful for our mothers! Especially, if you have a mother that will guide you in the right direction and be a guardrail to protect you from going off the tracks. Be thankful! It’s a gift … a blessing. I remember hearing the stories about Michael Jordan. Today everyone knows how lucrative

As I watch TV, Jewel’s powerful lyrics play in my mind, “people living their lives for you on TV they say they’re better than you and you agree.”

When I was 13 years old, for Christmas I received a 13-inch color television. Just based on the coincidence of 13 and 13, I will never forget that gift. It also reminds me how times change. Back then, the “color” was emphasized because it was still a big deal to have a television that showed

It’s always amazing to think about Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Elton John could play the piano and sing, but could not come up with lyrics. Bernie Taupin could write lyrics but couldn’t sing or play the piano. They got together and have been creating music successfully for almost 50 years.

Often times we focus on the person in front of the camera.  But, sometimes we should look behind it. On a roadtrip with my family, while driving, we started a playlist of Michael Jackson songs to help pass the time.  While listening to his hit song “Thriller” the conversation turned to the Thriller dance, and the question