My son is getting married. And how does that not just throw a momma into a heart and mind maelstrom at some level? The other day, I watched him write a deposit check for the venue. Something about seeing him at the table with his writing posture which I’ve seen so many times as his […]

It’s a strange and satisfying thing to hear your words come out of your kids’ mouths when they have grown and either use them as a thing to get them through or as parenting mantras. Recently, I have heard some and either smiled or said out loud that I like their use of the Momma-ism. […]

My mother-in-law and I are two very different people. When I first came into the Kirksey family, she both impressed and overwhelmed me. She was a very capable businesswoman, somewhat outspoken, dressed beautifully, carried herself very professionally, loved to shop, and seemed very extroverted. I, on the other hand, was clueless as to who Alison […]