Still Celebrating Mother’s Day

I went to an HBCU called Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is one of only two Historically Black Colleges for women in the …

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Protect Your Mental Health

Protect your mental health. Seems so simple. So why is it so hard to do? People are animals. We are driven to get what we …

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Deedee Cummings at the Derby with husband Anthony and friends.

What Do You Want?

I saw this post (to the left) the other day on social media. I love it. I wish I knew who made it so I …

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Self-Care = More Time For You… and believe it or not, others too

I can’t make you do it. But the universe will. It happened to me. I got burned out. And it is no fun reaching that …

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I Used to Think “Free Time” Was a Joke Too– It’s Not

You have heard it said many times: we get one life. It’s not a new epiphany, but it’s true. One. That’s all we get. Do …

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Applying for Book Awards

I spent some time applying for a prestigious children’s book awards program today. The Story Monsters Book Awards program is a really great place to …

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