October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. For me, that’s not just a calendar event—it’s personal. It’s a spotlight on the way disabled professionals show up, speak up, and build careers in spaces that don’t always expect us to be there. In life, I’ve had to prove my value again and again. Not because I didn’t already have it, but because people tend to underestimate you when you don’t fit their picture of “capable.” a woman in a black shirt holding a mug that says lik

This evening I had the honor of speaking at the Georgia Children’s Health Conference. Standing there as my full sassy self, I shared...

Some people treat Hot Girl Summer like it’s just a season, cute outfits, beach days, and Instagram-worthy sunsets. And yes, I’m here for...

Local Southern women are clutching their pearls and having a full-on conniption fit the first time they walk into Aldi’s. Lord have mercy...

I’ve spent most of my life confusing people. One minute someone’s calling me “too conservative,” the next minute I’m “too liberal.” Honestly, if I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I’d never have to buy my own iced latte again. I’d have an Elliano’s gift card so loaded, they’d have to name a drink after me. It started young. I was the church girl who could quote Scripture but also rolled my eyes when people acted like showing up every Sunday made them saints. I loved

Some mornings I wake up ready to conquer the world. Other mornings? I’m surviving on dry shampoo and Jesus. Dry shampoo is one of those...

Iced pumpkin spiced lattes are back on the menu, and call it basic if you want, but for me, it’s tradition. That first sip tastes like...

I always wanted to be a woman who brunches, a boss babe who brunches, to be exact. To me, a boss babe who brunches isn’t about power...

There’s a story in the Bible that’s always stuck with me. A paralyzed man couldn’t reach Jesus because the crowd was too thick. But his...

I can’t tell you how many times I asked him to take me out. I meant date me. Make me feel wanted. Show me you still see me as the girl...

a group of girls laughing and splashing on a floating dock Up north, they start talking about fall in early September — sweaters, pumpkin...

the word hustle written with a brush in cursive People talk about independence like it’s always a choice, like you wake up one morning,...

Well, today was supposed to be an anniversary…A date I’d circled on the calendar. A day that once held plans for flowers, maybe a nice...

" Happy Disability Pride Month, like every month is!" to every disabled woman who refuses to dim her light. You weren’t made to blend in;...

Let me just say… back in early June, Vacation Bible School took over my life in the best  way possible. I was glowing from the inside out...

It took me a long time to feel comfortable in my skin. Honestly? Just six years ago, I was and I still am figuring out who I am, what I...

Let’s just go ahead and say it: soul sister vibes are real and Daytona Beach magic  is alive and thriving. This was a moment.  Hair...

You know that saying, “Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes”? I didn’t just hear it. I felt it. There’s something transformative...

There are moments in life when words fail us. When the weight of the world sits heavy on our hearts. When our prayers don’t sound like...

There’s nothing quite like the Fourth of July in a small Southern town especially when that town happens to be the second oldest in...