I will admit that Lent is something that I've only recently in the last decade of my life took seriously. I wouldn't call myself super religious, but I would...

August 2017: Jodie Rodenbaugh and I both spoke on the stage at  Widow Empowerment Weekend hosted by Modern Widows Club in Orlando, FL 107 women in widowhood ...

Some of my most brilliant ideas come when I'm mentoring widows one on one privately. Something magical happens in those minutes and hours. This week, I found...

Happy New Year everyone! Great to see you here at my new website where all my talents and passions are in one place. The year 2017 is here and we all get ano...

Despite what you might think. On the first day of Christmas, my true love didn’t intentionally send to me: A holiday season of happy memories I miss. On the ...

Twenty three years ago I was in Estes Park, CO for Labor Day weekend. A beautiful little town that is packed with tourists in the summer months near Rocky Mo...

The Widow and Mother’s Day “To Be Held” Despite what you may think, on Mother’s Day, the one thing I want is to be held. I long for a momentary respite for t...

On the anniversary of Chad’s death February 14, 2000, there is one over arching thought this morning ‘I am so much moor’ You see, when he died, I died too. B...

A Widow’s Cry - Despite what you might think, the tears that come to me are necessary. - My tears are because I loved someone with all my heart and I can’t b...

A Widow’s Valentine Despite what you may think, Valentine’s Day will not kill me. It’s a day. I understand the the power of one day, as a number on the Weste...

Despite what you might think, I haven’t lost all my dreams. - Although the biggest dream I had was to grow old, crazy in love, to laugh away the hours seated...

Over three years ago, I found myself inviting 2 widows into my home to mentor, find community and share our stories. Since that time, over 400 widows have cr...

I (name), Make a commitment to myself to spend so much time improving myself and my life that I have no time for worry,  doubt, judgement, criticism, whining...

Welcome to first Thursdays at MWC and Happy Autumn! It means we have a new themed topic and a new monthly video for you. Last month, it was self-knowledge an...

A Widow’s Voice- “For Those Who Love Me” - First of all, thank you very much for loving me. The old me and the new me. - Being widowed took me by surprise, w...

GROWTH: I want to share with you this morning my story about growth. In the 15 yrs. since becoming widowed, I’ve accomplished and failed at many things, hit ...

It’s that time of year when we proudly celebrate the Moms of the World by saying ‘YOU MATTER’ in our life. One important, bittersweet part of celebrating Mot...

In order to do Valentine’s Day better, I need to confess I’ve done Valentine’s horribly bitter before. As American holidays go, there is no doubt in my mind ...

Occasionally I write posts in Linkedin’s Pulse section. Real news about business from business owners. So, when I received over 92,000 views on a simple post...