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One of my friends describes Leanne Morgan as a national treasure and I have to agree!  With her southern sass and dazzling charm this top selling female comedienne has won the hearts of women and moms everywhere!  In addition to her netflix comedy special – she now has her own series, she had a supporting role in a movie this past year AND released her first book. BUT my favorite part of Leanne’s story is how she didn’t take the brave step to begin a career in comedy until she was 50 years old!  It’s never too late, right? 

Join Got It From My Momma host Jennifer Vickery Smith on the 2025 Country Music Awards red carpet!

Matthew West is one of Christian Music’s most popular artists – he’s had multiple grammy nominations, and received countless award and written some of the biggest songs in both country and christian music. AND I love that he was raised by a prayer warrior of a mom in Sharon West.  She’s our guest on today’s episode and I learned so much from her about raising sons, being a good mother-in-law, and how to be an intentional and engaged grandparent… As you watch this episode, you’ll definitely see where Matthew’s storytelling ability comes from- Let’s head over to the couch to share a conversation with Matthew’s momma Sharon.

Diana Collins is the mother of LA Dodger and MLB All-star Mookie Betts.  Just his initials alone set the stage for today’s conversation.  Mookie’s momma was dreaming BIG for her son when she and his dad chose the name Markus Lynn Betts, so his initials would be MLB.  From a young age, Mookie’s momma nurtured his love for the game, and when he was so small as a youngster and no one selected him to play in the local rec league, Diana Collins coached the team herself…  

The odds of a college athlete making it into the pros is 1.6%.  Isn’t that crazy? What’s even crazier is that Diane Gronkowski gave birth to five boys and ALL FIVE played in the pros-  1 in the MLB and 4 in the NFL- including fan favorite, The Gronk!- Rob Gronkowski.  Fans love hearing how “Diane did it” so much so that she wrote a book a while back and the title is pretty appropriate- OUTNUMBERED.  In this conversation, hear first hand just how she did it in my conversation with Momma Gronk- Diane Gronkowski.

One of my favorite parts of getting to have these inspiring conversations with mothers is the friends I’ve made along the way…  and Carla Denham and I were fast friends after sharing a VERY special conversation about her daughter, Country superstar Kelsea Ballerini.  And what a year this Country music superstar has had… a new album, a cross-country tour, tapped to be a judge on the Voice, nominated for Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards…  the list goes on and on… In this episode, you’ll get to know Kelsea pretty well from the unique perspective of someone whose had a front row seat to it all… Kelsea’s momma! 

This episode is the first time I’ve shared the couch with a Grammy Award winner!  Country music artist Linda Davis still tours today, and she won that grammy for a song that I bet you remember… it was the duet with Reba McIntyre “Does He Love You…”    But the title that Linda is most proud of is Mom. Linda is momma to two girls, Country powerhouse group Lady A’s Hillary Scott and younger daughter, Riley Jean.