BMWK family here is a question for you. How did you parent's marriage or the fact that they weren't married factor into to the current relationship that you find yourself in? … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2009
Daily Inspiration 06/30/2009
"Everybody thinks of changing humanity, but nobody thinks of changing himself." "“ Leo Tolstoy … [Read more...]
Travel Tuesday: Celebrate the 4th of July Philly Style!
by The Travelin Diva Family Roadtrip"... Celebrate the 4th of July in the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection, Philadelphia! Celebrate the country's birthday, in the country's birthplace at the Sunoco Welcome America event this Saturday. Saturday's event kicks off with the traditional opening ceremonies at 10am on the Independence Mall followed by … [Read more...]
Daily Inspiration 06/29/2009
You must get good at one of two things;planting in the spring or begging in the fall. -Jim Rohn … [Read more...]
Can You Be a Great Parent But Not a Great Spouse?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson Once, my dad and I were in the car, listening to Eminem of all people. He was singing some song about his daughter, Hailey. "He really loves that little girl," I said to him. "Yeah, but didn't I read somewhere that he has a song about killing her mom?" my dad (who considered himself "hip" because he read my old issues of The … [Read more...]
Remedy for a Desperate Housewife
by Tiya Cunningham-Sumter Mix the children being off for summer break with a mom working from home and you get a blend of emotions. Since October I have been building a business from home which is challenging within itself. Just when my day would really get started, it was time to pick up kids from school, help with homework and start dinner. Whew! A whole week of the … [Read more...]
Free Giveaway: Shower Yourself Beautiful – With Suave
The winner who was determined by www.random.org is Minnieeee. We'll be in contact regarding your prize via email. Thanks to all of those who participated and be sure to enter the next giveaway. We've got at least 5 different ones here at BMWK HQ lined up and ready to go. As a mom of four, having time to myself during the day is very rare. However, I have managed to carve … [Read more...]
Daily Inspiration 06/26/2009
"I used to think that being nice to people and feeling nice was loving people. Now I know it isn't. Love is the most immense unselfishness and it is so big I've never touched it." -Florence Allshom … [Read more...]
Family Announces Michael Jackson’s Death
Embedded video from <a href="https://www.cnn.com/video" mce_href="https://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> What was your favorite MJ song? … [Read more...]
Jon and Kate Plus 8 and Divorce :-(
by Tara Pringle Jefferson As a faithful viewer (or at least I used to be) of Jon Kate Plus 8, the recent nnouncement that the couple will divorce has saddened me. Anyone who has ever watched just one episode could easily see they never had the best marriage on the planet. Somehow I think we were all hoping the fog would lift one day, they would look up and say, "Hey, we're … [Read more...]
Daily Inspiration 06/25/2009
"I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary." Lou Holtz BMWK family are you living up to your destiny of greatness? … [Read more...]
Black Husband's Day
by Eric Payne Father's Day has come and gone and it was a beautiful thing to see the outpouring of Daddy-love across the Internet in articles, blog posts, webcasts and video tributes. Personally, I didn't let it get to my head. In my opinion there is absolutely nothing special about what I'm doing with and for my kids. I'm their father and the only thing I know is to … [Read more...]
How to Pick a Good Mate
After being bombarded with Facebook statuses that gave a shout out to all the single moms on a day that's reserved for dads, I got fed up. Every single one of my friends who mentioned Father's Day gave a huge middle finger to the dads who weren't man enough to stick around. Where ARE the dads? Seriously. I know too many single moms. I only know two dads (one still has a baby … [Read more...]
Daily Inspiration 06/24/2009
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." -Henry Ford BMWK, was Henry Ford talking about marriage or building cars? LOL … [Read more...]
Website Wednesday: Execumama
Are you an Execumama? Check out this blog to find out! … [Read more...]