Dear Current & Future Wives, Okay, so let me go ahead and get this part out of the way! I know most women reading this first thought will be like “well, here we go again, why is it always about what women need to do.” All I ask you to do is read this letter with an open heart and mind and attempt to try and understand where many men are coming from so that we can bridge … [Read more...]
These 3 Things Should Matter More Than Your Spouse
My husband understands me in a way few people can. He appreciates my quirkiness. He understands why certain things cause me pain. He is sensitive to my emotional needs. He’s a good man. There is no question in my mind I married “the one.” And because I was fortunate enough to marry not just a great guy but the right guy for me, I make sure he understands our marriage matters … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Lose Yourself in Motherhood
I always wanted to be a mom. Since I was a child, I dreamed about nurturing another human being and helping them create a happy life. Recently, my 5-year-old son was sharing his dreams of being an astronaut, rock star, and soldier, when my 3-year-old daughter jumped in and said, “mommy, I am going to be a mommy and live in a rainbow house when I grow up.” She had the … [Read more...]
Why “You” Needs to Come Before Your Marriage
It can be hard to find balance in our lives. When you have a career, a spouse, and maybe even kids, giving everything and everyone what they need is tough. It often leaves us feeling discouraged and wondering how we will ever make things work without letting someone down. And then there is this whole notion of priorities. Of course, having a list of priorities is incredibly … [Read more...]
Money Monday: How to Make Your Financial Success Effortless, Despite Yourself
We all want to be financially secure. But on the road to financial success, we’ve swerved out of control and smashed headlong into retail temptations that reduce us to mere smoldering scraps of wreckage. Our brains are wired to spend. Willpower is weak. We all fall victim to retail seductions. It’s hard to think about personal finances when you’re in the store … [Read more...]
How Do You Do What You Love and Care for the People That You Love?
For some women career and parenthood coincide. They are two aspects of life intertwined sometimes out of sheer desire and sometimes out of necessity or both. While it often appears as though most parents have somehow found a way to balance the various roles in their life, sit down and have a heart to heart with her and most mothers will tell you that they aren’t balancing … [Read more...]
Happily Married vs. Happily Single
Is there such a thing as being “Happily Married?” Yes my friends; this is the question that was posed to me on Twitter recently and while I was taken back by it, after I gave it some serious thought I realized that there is a fundamental disconnect that might need to be addressed. Many times I feel like there is this consistent battle that never ends between married people and … [Read more...]
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff – Tomorrow Is Not Promised
By Tiya Cunningham-Sumter This week has been a trying one for me. I lost a dear friend unexpectedly. While I still struggle with understanding why, my focus remains on her husband and young daughter. My friend was an entrepreneur and a bold and driven woman; she traveled, she truly lived and gave 110% to everything she did. At only 28 she dreamed big and followed each of … [Read more...]