In this edition of Joy Living, Erica Campbell talks about the mixed feelings she deals with as she watches her children grow. She explains the “happy-sad” emotions she battles as her kids grow into their own, and find their independence now that they’re not babies anymore. What she does with those “happy-sad” emotions, however, is […]

Erica Campbell and GRIFF had the chance to chat with writer, actor and producer Tyler Perry about his political drama on TLC, “Too Close To Home.” He opens up about his favorite part of the process of creating a new film, play or TV show. Plus, he talks about when we can expect to see […]

In this edition of the Love Talk, Erica Campbell talks about growing up in a family of nine children amidst some extreme financial difficulty. Despite that, she says, they were not necessarily adversely affected by that upbringing. Still, her father was a military man and because of that, he could be a little too harsh […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF is struck with gratefulness for the old school moms out there, who worried about every little thing, so their children would stay presentable at any age, and grow up to be good men and women. He talks about the moms that greased up their kids before they got […]

Summertime always seems so short. We spend most of the year looking forward to the warm weather & beach season, but for some people, by the end of August they are really itching for September. And that’s mainly because they are tired of their children and their children’s friends running around the house. In today’s […]

A Georgia woman got into trouble with the authorities after disciplining her child by beating and berating her and streaming it on Facebook live, to add an extra layer of humiliation to an already abusive situation. While we can all agree that the measures this woman went to in order to discipline her child were […]

In this edition of GRIFF’s prayer, he thanks God for saying no to us. Because sometimes, as he explains, we want the wrong things for ourselves, much like how kids want too much candy. We might think we know what we need, and it later turns out to be a really good thing that our […]

Erica Campbell & GRIFF discuss the Scripps National Spelling Bee that took place just last week. For the third year in a row, the Spelling Bee has seen a tie in its winners- Jairam Hathwar from Painted Post, New York and Nihar Janga from Austin, Texas. The Spelling Bee has been held in America since 1925, […]

In this edition of the Love Talk, Erica Campbell talks about the good men of any age who are husbands, fathers or mentors to young ones out there. GRIFF chimes in with advice to men who are parenting, about what the most valuable thing for a father to give his child is- and it has […]

Being a mom can be so much work, from getting the kids up and ready for school, to going through a whole day of working a lot and then coming home to be a mom again. Erica Campbell tells a story of a woman who was really overwhelmed with all the duties she had as […]

In this edition of Love Talk, Erica Campbell explains why parents need to be careful not to love their kids from their hurt instead of the heart. She talks about making sure to love them sincerely from your heart as opposed to a place of fear or pain from your past experiences, and establishing an […]

GRIFF was struck with inspiration at home a few days ago, where he experienced one of his children talking back to him after he told her to do the dishes. His prayer today is dedicated to kids who talk back to their parents. He calls on God to fix it- and his request is definitely less conventional […]