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I have a dirty little secret that a few friends and family know about. It is something of which I was slightly embarrassed at first, but now I embrace it as ...

Over the past year, I switched firms, sold my house, bought a new house, and broke up with my boyfriend three times.

H]Above my front door is a placard that Liz and Jessica gave me last year. The placard reads, Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Above that is the

On Wednesday at 4:00 am, I drove Mark Combs to the airport. Mark came to live with me a year ago in August. He came to me with his eyes cast

Jodie stood in the door of Auntie Laura's house on the day before Easter and around the time of Passover. I was Gentile and white.

The Cup Full ¼ cups When I was a girl, I got to come up to Nashville for weeks at a time to stay with my grandparents in Franklin. I knew th

My new house is perfect except for one thing. The porch is driving me insane. I feel like I am in a box out there. This is the set up:

Forgetting to go barefoot. John Crow is a dear friend of mine. Billy Ray Caldwell referred me to him years and worries ago. I was looking for an accountant w...

Apple sauce green peas and mashed potatoes Apple sauce green peas and mashed potatoes make a fine meal when you are avoiding the fried salmon patty that is d...

So often, these days, we are told that to get along, to satisfy others, we have learned to say, “Yes”. ... In fact, the whole trend of learning to just say,...

. ABOUT ME My given name is Josephine Davenport Barringer, but I go by Jodie. Originally from Memphis, I grew up coming to Nashville on a regular basis to vi...

I describe the loud voice of a silent mother. # mothersaysnothingatall #catshgotyourtongue #Mumstheword The Sound Of Silence. I am absolutely speechless. I ...

I discuss the merrigo life we live. And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We are living in---the carousel of life My ...

In life there are certain turning points. Some big, some small, but all have their undeniable way of marking one's life. This past weekend I turned 40. NOt ...

The chosen and perfect daughter decides that her mother is just not working out as a proper mother. It's her father's responsibility to let his wife know. Ev...

"No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle aged children for signs of improvement." Florida Scott Maxwell At first when she sick at her stomach, ...

Jealousy of a mother with grown children perks furiously within me as I shop with my 13 year old. At first when she was sick at her stomach, I thought that I...