For the past five years, she has been dancing with the NETSational Senior Dance Team–hand-picked to perform a Hip Hop routine at the Nets Basketball games.

Who would have thought that I could finish college after losing my son.

Your life should not be about the things you did NOT do.

She now dedicates her life to reaching out to others so they will know that it’s “NEVER EVER YOUR FAULT!”

If you were ever a ‘Sleeping Beauty’, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. . . I was born and grew up in a small town in the south at a time when girls were supposed to grow up, get married, raise a family, and live happily ever after. Even the wives and mothers around [...]

I know, you just about told it all in ‘Awakening’. But this is your bragging place, the place you can say all the things about your life that you didn’t get a chance to say before; the place you can share your dreams—you can even admit that you want to climb Mt. Everest and no [...]

Sela Ward, the actress, was quoted recently in Parade Magazine calling herself a ‘late-bloomer’ because she didn’t start acting until she was in her twenties. This, in itself, does not qualify her for a place in The Late-Bloomer Chronicle. I call myself a ‘late-bloomer’ because I went back to school late, started teaching late, and [...]

The Late-Bloomer Chronicle For over 20 years, I have been writing and talking about women celebrating themselves, and now, I want you to join me. I know that if you’re a Late-Bloomer, you are busy becoming what you can be. But if you think your story can inspire other women or you just want to [...]