I tried to be strong in the face of obstacles.

My daughters are the heart of my heart and the center of my world

I had to survive a lot. I didn't premeditate my life. Life just happened as it did. And I had to figure it out as I went along.

I'm grateful. But Dre could not have done it without me. And I could not have done it without them.

It's one of many ways that Barack shows me and the girls how special we are. And that's the thing that touches me about him. I don't care what's on his plate. I don't care what he's struggling with. When he steps off that elevator into our residence he is Barack and dad. And there's just those little things that you do that remind you, that you know, I still got ya.

For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country

Before we can work on the problems, we have to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation.