Keeping It Real: Phantom Fear

I’m no wildlife expert, but even I know gazelles lope like lightning! Did you realize a gazelle can sprint up to 60 miles per hour?! That’s twice as fast as […]
Keeping It Real: The Gift Called Today

August 6, 2009 . . . the day I landed flat on my face. I woke up to an amazingly routine morning. (Call me boring but I love routine!) The […]
Keeping it Real: Thanks For Noticin’

by KAYLYN LANIER XIONG Do you ever have a moment that just stops you cold and keeps echoing within you? My father taught me by example to honor and revere […]
Keeping It Real: Great Men

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a guy? Come on, girls. Tell the truth. You have, haven’t you? Surely, you’ve envied how men can be out-the-door in […]
When the “Nobodies” Become the “Somebodies” Everyone Else Wants to Become!

Who makes the cut for your inner circle? Who gets access to the most real version of you? Can you name those few you choose to do life with through […]
Keeping it Real: The Desires of Your Heart

by KAYLYN LANIER XIONG photo by AMANDA SUTTON PHOTOGRAPHY Hey, y’all! It’s me! (It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I hope you’re doing great!) Here’s a question for you: What […]
Keeping It Real: So You’re Ready to Quit

So you’re ready to quit? Been there a time or two. This life is not for wimps. I watched my mama do hard things all my life. Nothing came easy, […]
Keeping It Real: Where Is The Love?

PHOTO BY JODIE BRIM CREATIVE It’s February . . . with celebrations of love, right? So why is it that so many folks struggle to feel loved? How is it […]
Keep it Real: I Like “New!”

I like “new!” It feels fresh and clean. “New” has no baggage, no memories to beat me around. It’s untainted by yesterday’s failures and life’s regrets. “New” offers me a […]
Keeping It Real: A Humbling Invitation

Laugh if you want, but I STILL bake Christmas cookies with my grown children. We’ve laughed and loved through this tradition since before they were old enough to remember the […]