Daughter Encourages Me to Live My Best Life

By Cheryl Mattox Berry This Mother’s Day my daughter, Jasmine, flipped the script and surprised me by saying how proud she was of me for fulfilling my dream – writing “Memphis Blues,” my first novel. For the last 27 years, I’ve been her biggest cheerleader for everything she’s done – from her championship tennis days […]

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At Age 82, Mom Remains a Mystery

By Cheryl Mattox Berry My mother, Josephine, has always been an enigma. That is, until about ten years ago when she started divulging family secrets and telling anecdotes about growing up in rural Mississippi and the men in her life. Until then, this is what I knew about Mom: She was a dedicated nurse, disciplinarian […]

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Gifts From My Mothers

By Cheryl Mattox Berry As shoppers hit the malls looking for the perfect Mother’s Day present, I’m reminded of all the gifts handed down to me from my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I’m blessed to have had these fierce, hardworking and loving women in my life. These are the things I learned from them: Josephine […]

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Mother Knows Best

By Cheryl Mattox Berry Living with mom can be difficult, especially during the teen years. That’s when you’re developing into a young lady, full of ideas about what you want to do, when you want to do it and how you want to do it. Your wants often clash with what your mother wants for […]

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