News Big Mama Said: “Do Not Take the Lord God’s Name in Vain” By: Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, my grandmother, was a woman who didn’t mince words. She lived by scripture and taught us to... Garland JournalSeptember 20, 2025
News BIG MAMA SAID: Your Children Are God’s Work clothes: Whatever You Did Not Fix in Yourself Will Show in Your Children BY: Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen always said children are like garments of a worker—if your clothes are worn, stained, or torn from... Garland JournalSeptember 13, 2025
Editorial Big Mama Said: “Find Your Replacement” By: Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen was a force of faith and practicality. A matriarch in her family and community, she didn’t sugarcoat... Garland JournalAugust 30, 2025
Editorial Big Mama Said: “You Don’t Have to Pull Out the Whole Recipe Book to Prove You Can Cook” By: Terry Allen Big Mama Lucille had a way of cutting right to the truth with one line that stuck in your soul. She... Garland JournalAugust 22, 2025
Editorial Big Mama Said: “When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny.” By: Terry Allen Fifty years. That’s how long the National Association of Black Journalists has been walking in purpose — and at this year’s... Garland JournalAugust 16, 2025
Editorial Big Mama Said: “There’s Light at the End of the Tunnel” By : Terry Allen Yesterday, I experienced something that stopped me in my tracks. After accompanying my mother to a five-hour chemo treatment—her fourth... Garland JournalAugust 9, 2025
Editorial Big Mama Said: I Don’t Look Like What I Been Through By: Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen would lift her chin, smooth her apron, and say, “Baby, when the Lord delivers you, He don’t... Garland JournalAugust 2, 2025
News Big Mama Said: God Ain’t Calling the Young or Old — God Is Calling the Able By: Terry Allen Good morning, family. Today’s word is one we need to sit with — and I mean really sit. Because too many... Garland JournalJuly 25, 2025
News Big Mama Said: “We Are Blessed Beyond Measure” By: Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen was more than a grandmother—she was a spiritual anchor, a moral compass, and the soft place we... Garland JournalJuly 12, 2025
News Big Mama Said: If He brought you to it, He’ll carry you through it. By: Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen wasn’t just our family matriarch—she was our divine compass. She led with scripture in one hand and... Garland JournalJuly 5, 2025