5 Lessons Learned from Losing Two Friends Under 40

At this moment, I am 19 days from my 38th birthday and a little more than two years from my 40th birthday. I pray that I will be blessed to see it on May 22nd because two of my friends did not. Last weekend I had the sad occasion of attending…

Collaborating. Not Competing. Women Celebrating Women.

I am a woman, hear me roar. Women are strong when we want to be weak. We laugh when we want to cry. Sometimes we cry (or even laugh) when we want to run away. We are mothers, wives, sisters, and friends. Also, we are caregivers to our children,…
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My Crazy Journey to Entrepreneurship

I call myself the Accidental Entrepreneur.
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She’s 95 and Fine! Celebrating My Grandma

If I'm blessed to see 95, I want to be exactly like her.
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You Can’t Unthrow the Pebble

Too often, we don't truly assess the situation, ask people closer to the situation their perspective or insight, and we toss our pebble not considering the waves that will be created. Too often we toss a pebble of insult or lack of support and don't realize or perhaps don't even care that ten ripples out, we've created a disaster.
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I Did NOT Get Engaged This Valentine’s Day

I did NOT get engaged this Valentine's Day, but I did get engaged another Valentine's Day...and am single. I have spent my share of Valentine's Day alone and/or sad but no longer.
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The Power of the Imperfect Man

To my surprise, Ricky only spoke about ten minutes of the entire Christmas program, but he still delivered a powerful message to me.
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SO It’s Christmas…Be a Gift

For the past few years, I have struggled with having the "Christmas spirit". I have longed for the excitement that I used to have as a child or at least what I felt five years ago when I hosted my family (my grandmother, her twins including…