May 28, 2013

Not In This Alone

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ayvaterrence

Today was hard. Ayva has been having some stomach problems, so she hasn't been quite herself, and between work and taking care of her...I'm spent. A few weeks ago, I vowed to relax more. I made balance a priority so that my family could stop getting the short end of the stick when it came to me. It's been working. I'm much more patient, and a lot less exhausted. Today, however? Honey...it was rough. Back in the day, when I was a true single mom, tough days often turned into tough weeks … [Read more...]

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May 22, 2013

I Will Not Stress Out Over This Wedding

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Mama Knows It All, wedding

We are at the point in our wedding planning where stress is trying to make an appearance. Time is running out, money is running out, and it's tempting to get overwhelmed by it all. Well, I said it when we first got engaged, and I mean it now. I will not lose my mind planning this wedding. I have been through a lot in my life. There was even a time when I had stopped believing in love. I thought I couldn't love. I thought I couldn't be loved. And then I met Terrence and discovered that God had a … [Read more...]

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Apr 16, 2013

Wedding Contests – Week of 4/15

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Mama Knows It All, wedding contest, contests

Ladies, I have some wedding contest success to share. I won 5 bridesmaids dresses from Alfred Angelo! How awesome is that? My bridesmaids are traveling from Philadelphia, New York, North Carolina, Maryland and Georgia all the way to California to be a part of my wedding, so I am so grateful that this will relieve some of the financial pressure off of them! It took me about 5 minutes to enter. If you're wasting time on the internet anyway, might as well enter to win some prizes, too! Here's a … [Read more...]

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Feb 28, 2013

Wedding Contests – Week of February 25th

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If you're on a tight budget for your wedding like I am, you're probably looking for all kinds of ways to cut costs. There are the usual tips like planning your wedding during the off season, or decorating the venue yourself. One of the things that you may not have considered is entering contests. I know what you're thinking, "Who has time to enter contests...I have a wedding to plan!" I feel you, Bride to Be. Many contests are super easy to enter, though, with just a simple form to fill out, or … [Read more...]

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Feb 21, 2013

{Mama’s Getting Married} What’s On Your List?

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TerrenceAyva

Many, many years ago I hung out with a guy for a few months who told me that one of the criteria for his future wife was that she be in a sorority. Not that she be kind or empathetic towards others. He didn't say anything about loving God, or being ambitious. Now, of course, this was a long time ago, so we were in our late twenties, but seriously...a sorority? That's bad, but I remember making a list once myself of the type of man that I wanted to marry. There wasn't anything like … [Read more...]

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Feb 19, 2013

Stop Settling and Be Amazing.

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mamaknowsitall, Brandi Jeter

Over the last few years, I've had a lot of challenges. Personal, financial, issues with my family...you name it, I've gone through it. I started to get used to the despair to the point that I had started to accept, and even invite, chaos and sadness into my life. I had gotten so used to being tense, unhappy, and unsatisfied that I didn't even know how to function when things were normal. I'd even venture to say that I didn't even know what "normal" was anymore. A few months ago, life changed … [Read more...]

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