This past year proved to be one of the most challenging and heartbreaking years of my life. Within a matter of just a few months, my marriage fell apart, I was unexpectedly pregnant and catapulted into being a single mom of four, and I had to cancel everything I had planned, including those activities and …
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Strength. Patience. Understanding. We were about to leave for the hospital and my brother-in-law kept saying these words as he prayed for me. I felt a strange sense of peace. I had been so anxious about giving birth as a single mom. I was so scared I was going to have to drive myself while …
I was born on a Caribbean island and we didn’t have an air conditioner growing up, so I had never experienced the cold weather until I traveled to the U.S.A. for the first time, back in 1999 for a college program. I remember how excited I was when I saw the snow for the first …
What do you think of when you hear these words: pop, heat, snack, kernel, snack, salt, explode, crunchy, buttery? Popcorn, yes!!! It’s National Popcorn Day!!! Popcorn and the movies have been a thing since the late 1930’s, but today I have some fun tips on how to host a fun and cost-effective movie night right …
Even though I’ve been through so much heartache and pain throughout my life, and it all seemed unbearable at the time, I really feel like the past few months have been the hardest of my life. Ironically, and as usual, there were so many joys amidst the chaos and the complications, some of them we …
Last Friday, my daughters and I embarked on a journey back to Arendelle and into the Enchanted Forest to see the number one movie in the world: Frozen 2 (now on Amazon). Frozen 2 is the sequel to Disney’s Frozen, and it is 1 hour and 43 minutes of magic and wonder for the whole family. Our …
I sit quietly wide-eyed with excitement as my sweet dad would always tell the story of how he chose my name. After seeing a beautiful woman in a movie, he knew when he had a daughter, he would name her Elaine. I hadn’t seen The Graduate until last year, but I had heard that Dustin …
Last month, I was a featured speaker at the Sponsorship for Influencers event in Houston, which is about a 5-hour drive from my home in Fort Worth, Texas. I was excited I could be part of this event because I’ve had to cancel many of my speaking events that required longer travel. During the Entrepreneur …
My daughters and I spent a relaxing weekend in Stonewall, Texas, a lovely town located on the Pedernales River, 13 miles east of historic Fredericksburg in Gillespie County. For the first time, I can actually say I enjoyed the drive there and back. So much nature and small towns in the scenic drive. We even …
Remember when your child was a little baby and you enjoyed shopping for cute itty bitty clothes? Everything was magical and made you go awwwww! Ahhh, those were the days! They would wear whatever you wanted – no fuss, no whining, no complaining! Shopping was recreational. It was expensive, too! And then school happened. The …