Empty bird's nest with a "Vacant" note, symbolizing an open house in nature. I think people try to relate by comparing estrangement to...

Estrangement and Rising Anyway I’m preparing to compete for the title of Mrs. Tennessee America this Saturday , and while the crown...

Big and Me Estrangement with our adult daughter is draining. Nelson and I have to do a lot to refill our mental, emotional, and physical...

Crystal McDaniel, Mrs. Chattanooga America (photo credit: Holte Avery I have written before that I am competing for the title of Mrs....

Over the weekend, I received some good news from a very close friend. He and his wife were also going through an estrangement with their...

30 years ago, today, I gave birth to my twin daughters. All of my pregnancies were very difficult. My first child, my son, died. He...

For so long, Nelson and I lived in survival mode. We did not nurture ourselves at all. We were just trying to keep our heads above...

This past weekend, I took students to the NATS Mid-Atlantic Region Student Auditions. It was a great event. I had one student to win...

I am glad that everything we go through in life is temporal. Nothing lasts, except for our faith in God and His word. No matter what I...

It is New Year's Eve 2024. The last day of the year that has passed. Every single day seemed a struggle. People are talking now about...

It has been a little while since I sat down to write this blog. I took some time away. I needed a little space from the estrangement...

Estrangement from my adult child causes me to look at the past a whole lot. It has taken the better part of an entire year for me to...

Oxford Dictionary Defines Resiliency as, "The Capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties." I can say with absolute...

I started a new journey today. I have found myself having the new title of Mrs. Chattanooga America. Big Drum Roll...I will be...