During the past several months I have experienced more peace, confidence, hope and joy than I have in many years. During this time our puppies tore the screens on our enclosed patio. Our dryer stopped getting hot. Sometimes the washing machine leaks. The truck has a transmission problem. The van, which was recently repaired, still… Read More Rebuilding in Peace
I wasn’t at all surprised when years later, via social media, I learned that in addition to having a career as a lawyer, Naana has also participated in beauty pageants, she is a jewelry designer and she’s an avid dancer and choreographer! … Read More Power Mom: Naana Danquah Jefferson
Dr. Tammie Ducre Moore is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist & CEO of Western Wake Counseling & Psychological Services in Cary, NC. With her husband of 32 years, she has four children, one son-in-law and two grandchildren. I met Tammie when her brother, a former college football teammate of my husband’s, learned that we were moving… Read More Power Mom: Dr. Tammie Ducre Moore
It’s official. I will be homeschooling our youngest child this year and probably for the duration of middle school. I’m both excited and apprehensive about it but I know that it’s for the best. You may wonder how we came to this decision. Some people choose to home school when a child is struggling in… Read More I’m About to Home School a Sixth Grader – Pray for Me
Sharrolyn Jackson Miles is talented lawyer who is dedicated to fairness and she is one of my very best friends. We met during freshman orientation at the Tulane University School of Architecture. We’ve been roommates, bridesmaids in each other’s weddings, caregivers for each others children and we consider each other as family. She is a… Read More Power Mom: Sharrolyn Jackson Miles
I was on my way to the register to pay for my stuff – just a few common items like toilet paper and cleaning supplies that I had stopped to buy on my way home from the garden. About ten steps from the register a burgundy blur in my periphery caught my attention. I turned… Read More Pushing & Pulling
Crystal is my husband’s college football teammate’s wife’s cousin’s husband’s cousin. Now say that 3 times fast! Actually, all of the people who connect us are friends that have become like family so I’ll just call Crystal my play cousin. She’s a talented confectioner, owner of La Chinita Sweets, and an ESL teacher. She and… Read More Power Mom: Crystal Gaspard Walcott
I’m not certain that I actually enjoyed being a nursing home administrator. I had never been so stressed in my life. I slept less, worried more, cried more, relaxed less and felt more inadequate than I had at any other point in my life. I took comfort in the moments of mild aggravation, which were… Read More Lessons Learned
Today is the first #powermommonday and I’m pleased to introduce you to her! Danielle Bennette Dukes Danielle and I first met while bringing our children to a program at a library near our homes. She’s a proud HBCU graduate and a real estate broker who loves to roller skate. Danielle is married to her college… Read More Our First POWER MOM!!! Danielle Bennette Dukes
The world is full of distractions, many of which are disguised as things that require our attention. The most successful people have learned to filter out the false requirements so they can focus the tasks that pertain to their goals.… Read More Write the Vision; Make it Plain…
I was fired from my dream job. It was a beautiful morning that began like most others. I got up early, stretched and listened to a recording of the bible. Then I went to the kitchen, poured myself a half cup of almond milk and added some coffee that was leftover from what my… Read More Anger to Opportunity: Why I Must Always Build & Balance
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