Then I saw this post from Joyce, which made me smile and chime in a "here, here" to her fabulousness and that of Denene's. Read it and link instead of weep. . .
On http://enjoyceinglife.
There's this badass girl, with a badass husband, some incredibly gifted children, and a badass home. Nicknamed Bertha Stewart, she can put her foot in a pot and have you sucking the remnants of her culinary creations off your fingers. Yeah her kids take cooking,
Mandarin and horseback riding lessons, AND have an art gallery of their work in their home. Yeah her sexy, sassy, classy style is impeccable (you'll never catch her slipping). But the baaaadest thing about this girl, and I mean the baaaaaaaaaaaadest thing, is her talent. Denene Millner is a confident writer who knows how to work her finely-tuned instrument. A connoisseur of culture, she possesses a unique voice that is both sophisticated and sister girl. My friend is so on point and on fire sometimes th
at I have slapped my screen with a "right right, an "I feel you" or "go 'head girl." A few words from her will make you want to take some action. Witty as all get out, she'll have your sides aching at her observations and objections. And if she gets on you, you will be bruised and educated. Denene don't play. She's an award-winning journalist who's been published in everything from the New York Daily News to Essence and Parenting. A relationship guru, she's authored of 17 books, fiction and non-fiction for adults and teens. She gets book deals so often that the ink doesn't dry on one before the next opportunity pops up. If you didn't hear me before - she's baaaaaad. What is so exciting to me about Denene is that she is TOTALLY committed to raising the best black children she can - by any means necessary. Hence the launch of her blog, My Brown Baby: http://mybrownbaby.blogspot.I'm not a mom yet but I read Denene's blog faithfully and her and her contributors are some amazing people and proof having it all is totally possible and keeping in perspective what matters.
And still my favorite post by Joyce was her many hair dos:)
I could not agree more! Denene is one bad chic indeed! I had the pleasure of hearing her speak when she came to my college some years back. I'll NEVER forget everything I recieved from that event, and I could kill my girl for "accidentally" taking one of my books by her back to Atlanta with her! Denene is indeed one bad, talented chic. :) Her blog, My Brown Baby, is brilliant!