Happy Father’s Day, Mom!

My mom, my hero! She was a single mom with three kiddos. I was the oldest and I had two younger brothers. My mom married when she was 20. She met a handsome man who swept her off of her feet. She had me a year later. When I was about 3 months old, she…

10 Lessons I Learned From A Single Mom!

My father left for the final time when I was 12 years old.  He had left us many times before, but this time, I knew it was forever.  I had two younger brothers; 9 and 2 years old.  We moved into a tiny rent house on the  south side of town and life was pretty…