The Happy Meemaw

Writer and motivational speaker Angela Enos is incredibly talented. Somehow, she finds enough hours in the day to be a motivational speaker, write a blog to assist writers, provide a daily affirmation, and create the Under the Roof series, which features memorable characters, each with a story. Most of all, Angela is a wonderful person and a delightful interview. I had a great time talking to her and learning about her previous work and how her experiences helped her find the characters that...

I think you'll really enjoy this month's Meemaw Music Monday episode of The Happy Meemaw podcast. I grew up in a house full of music. My mother had a console stereo, an Early American piece of furniture that spun all the latest hits - in country music, not my preferred genre. Among the albums by Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Steve Wariner, and Conway Twitty, there was some Elvis gospel. My mom preferred this to the rock and roll music I loved, a...

In what seems like a lifetime ago, I turned our US Army quarters at Fort Meade into a childcare home to spend more time with our kids as my husband spent a considerable amount of time away with the Navy. I had several daycare children come through my home, but two were very special - they were sisters, the oldest of whom came into my home while in treatment for leukemia. Despite all, she was happy and positive, and even though she was only 4, she kept her beautiful smile. Morgan O'Brien...