Pathetic Paparazzi!!!

I experienced my first run in with the paparazzi–it was such a mixture of bad emotions! About a month ago, I experienced it from a close distance and felt this severe sense of intrusion.  I was jolted. I was having lunch with a friend in a Brentwood restaurant when all of a sudden, 5 men with

Love IS– My Sister Valorie!

It really does seem true–the people we’ve known and loved the longest seem to be taken for granted the most! Well, let me tell you about my sister Valorie! Our bond started early, she spoke for me. I’m not sure when I did start talking but my mom had to have a real serious talk

STREET Smarts–Detroit Taught Me Well

Today,  I am feeling very appreciative of my mom and the freedom she graced upon her kids.  She gave us so much space and exposed us to more than the average person, I’m sure of it now. When I was a young girl, we would go and visit my Grandma and Grandpa in the Cass Corridor,