
Finance Friday: Get your house in order and live!
Yay! It's #FinanceFriday a hashtag I made up. Yet, finance is all so important to all of us. We have got to have money to provide opportunities for ourselves and our children. Period. Money, as the graphic shows, equals opportunity. Hate it or love it. That is the...

Single Mom Tip: 4 Reasons Your Kids Need Mentors
Only a man can raise a man. - Kaywanda Lamb It's true. I'm a woman. I have learned that I can only be who I am. Sure, I strive daily to be the best woman I can be. Based on what I have seen from the good men in my life, I'm doing a-okay. I pass the lessons I've...

Dating and the Single Mom: Wait Expectantly for Your Earthly King
Today is Single Mom Sunday and so it is fitting to begin a new weekly series on Sundays where women like you and I can share our journey in "singlemomdom." I know. I made that word up. But, it is no less real. What we do is life-changing, beautiful, and sometimes...

Chasing Dreams and Striking Poses: My Day in Fashion
The Background Story When I was a kid, I loved watching House of Style with Mrs. Cindy Crawford and her Super Model friends. Any mention of Naomi Campbell, Christy Burlington, Kimora Lee, and/or Tyra Banks on MTV I was glued to the screen. And as I watched in awe, my...
Single Mom Motivation- Get Still. Get Organized.
Hey sweet mama! I want to send a message from my heart to yours. "Enjoy today." That's it. Love on you. Get still. Breathe. Be thankful for what is. Don't worry about what is not working. Just be. Let the negativity slide off of you like rain. (I wanted to say butter,...

Volunteering, Eating Catfish, and Changing Lives at Rueben Randle Football Camp
It takes a village to raise a child. This phrase has been said a million times since I was a kid. But, it really hit home when I became a mom and then a teacher. It truly does take a village to raise a child nowadays. And if a child is born into poverty or in a low...