Women and “sisterhood” are not always synonomous. Sadly, women can often be categorized as “catty”, “messy”, or “hen-pecks”. Before we, as women, can learn to arise and awaken our spirits to be all God has called us to be — the best moms, the best friends, the best workers — we must first learn to embrace sisterhood.
For far too long, women have spent meaningless, wasted time bickering, name-calling, and pursuing personal I-gotta-always-be-right vendettas. Once we let all that go, we learn to come alongside one another. The truth is, it is sometimes far easier to talk about the ugly outfit the girl next to you is wearing than it is to address the ugly on the inside of us.
Caution: Stop comparing yourself to others. It only births insecurities that make it almost impossible for you befriend others. You were created perfectly for what you have been put on this earth to do. As you cease comparison, you enter a place of complete peace, where you then can build meaningful relationships with other women. Continue reading »
We have all heard, “When life throws you lemons, make lemonade.” But how do you do that? Parenting struggles, money woes, or business concerns will surely rear their ugly head from time to time. 
Here we are……2012! Happy New Year! I have recently taken off a couple of weeks, just to spend time with family, enjoy the holidays, and take care of personal business. It was a much-needed break. 
I’ve been writing at Single Parents Town for over a year now and this article has received the most hits, by far. Since I vehemently believe every word of it, I thought I’d finish up 2011 with it. Here goes:
My mother was killed very unexpectedly when I was only a year old. It was a Sunday morning and she loaded me into our car to head for church, as she had many mornings prior. She sang and played piano, so I am sure we were headed out early. She drove down our long driveway and into the street. She proceeded less than a mile down our street and BAM! — a drunk teenage driver hit our car, knocking us into a tree. She was killed instantly.
Last week, I shared 5 tips on how to save money in your home. Based on the positive response, I wanted to give you 5 more that I have found to be helpful. I did financial counseling for 10 years in Corporate America and learned a great deal of proper money management. What’s more, I walked away from a six-figure salary to walk into full-time volunteering a few years ago and had to become quite creative on how to make ends meet, until my business launched. Here’s what I learned: