77 year old gospel great Shirley Caesar has been catapulted to the social media scene in the last week. Videos leveraging a portion of Shirley Caesar’s sermonette titled “Hold my Mule” have been creatively turned into the “UNameit” challenge. The headline, in the...

Well, today is THE DAY. It has been a long and annoying year of dirt slinging, commercials, and debates. This election season has brought out more overt racism, bigotry, homophobia, and general disregard for other human beings than I have experienced in my life time. In a country where we have...

Over the last eight days, I have been voluntarily participating in what Orange Theory Fitness lovingly calls "Hell Week." This Halloween themed annual event is said to be the highest participation week of the year for the franchise. The incentive for completing 5 of 8 days of pure "paid for"...

My husband and I have a goddaughter, Eden. We had the pleasure of attending an African dance summer camp recital for her that she had been participating in most of the summer. Of the participating youth, Eden was probably the youngest.

What was so exciting about this recital was not knowing what...

’ve always heard the saying “history repeats itself.” As I have grown and matured, I’ve seen evidence this is true. Clothing styles that my parents used to wear are now fashionable again. There’s a franchise baking company called Nothing Bundt Cakes that has become...

A few days ago, I was walking to the lunchroom and ran into a coworker that I hadn't seen in a while. We did the cursory "hey how you doing," and kept walking. Then he stopped and looked back at me and said, "Christy, I want to share a story with if you have a quick moment."

As background, my...

Busy. Busy. Go! Go! Go! That’s what we do. That’s what I do. Work. Family. Church. Ministry. Stuff. I inherited it honestly. A few weekends ago, my family was in town for my daughter’s high school graduation. One morning, I came down to the kitchen. My mother in law was sitting...