I love getting together with family and friends! Here are few recipes to help kick your weekend into high gear, as we celebrate our men and women in service this Memorial Day!

We go through a lot in this life. Especially as African American Women. Our cup often seems full and running over. Our hands are constantly toiling. Our backs are always bending to aid those we know and love. But what about you? We must never give up on ourselves. Can you imagine what would happen?

Change is in the air and not too many are happy with those changes. President Obama went on record with his support of same-sex marriage. Many are wondering what impact this is going to have on his bid for re-election this November, if any.

Mother's Day is just about here. How do we celebrate the life of the one who seems to do it all? A mother's love goes far beyond any gift we can get her. Let the mother's in your life know how much you care, and how much their love has inspired you.

It's Spring time, and many of us are in the throws of Spring cleaning. Getting rid of old things, dusty things; changing the décor of our homes. For many of us, it is also time for us to do a little Spring cleaning spiritually.

We find ourselves defining who we are by our occupation; that thing we do for hours on end. But is that really who you are? That's what you do, but what about who you are. How would you define yourself if you didn't do what you did for a living?

This Easter season I want to remember the lessons that I was taught through the people that I love. I want to be able to pass along to those I love those same lessons, and show the Christ in action through the way in which I live and love.

The talk of race in America is uncomfortable for many. However, not talking about it or evading the issues at hand does not alleviate it or make it disappear. Instead, it only festers and picks up legs and feet and begins to run amok; causing devastation in its wake.

In wake of the tragic death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, there has been a loud cry for justice. Protesters are banning together with the family of this slain 17 year old, and are crying out against the continued slayings and profiling of our black males. It's a continued fight for justice.

Our minds are on overload. It is time to take a few steps back and regain our mental health. These following five steps are not major, but will definitely get you on the right track to breaking mental stress.