Annette helps Con Agra tackle Child Hunger

1 in 5 Kids don’t know where their next meal is coming from. You can help. Spread the word of the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act to your local restaurateurs, caterers and hoteliers, and encourage them to contribute their surplus of prepared meals, starches, fruits, vegetables, meats and breads. The Act diminishes the liability for [...]

Sparkles and Crumbs

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At the end of February, I attended my first mom-blogger Social Media conference in Nashville. Blissdom 2012, in its fifth year of production, was more than I expected. They rolled out the red carpet, literally, with swag bags upon arrival, and in the true spirit of the Hollywood of the South, provided top level entertainment [...]

Do you Have a Social Media Flight Plan?

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Navigating the marketing systems within the social media (SM) world can be turbulent. The invent of SM sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and more, has enabled companies and individuals to brand themselves all over the world, all while sitting behind a keyboard or holding a smartphone. At the risk of aging myself, I [...]

2012: The Year of Deliverance

I have high hopes for 2012. I feel that God has been preparing me for something big. Two years ago in March, I reached my all-time low. I lost my business and my sobriety, both which I had nurtured and treasured for nearly 9 years. As a result, many of our material possessions and the [...]

5 Tips on Turning Grief to Gratitude

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Have you ever lost someone or something so significant that you felt as if you wouldn’t recover? Perhaps it was a loved one lost suddenly or unexpectedly through death, divorce, separation or accident. Maybe your loss was a private matter- one that seemed to be “no big deal” to everyone else, as your heart silently [...]

The Gift of Grace

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Kids are great; a true gift from God. Whether you are a parent or not, you have probably had the opportunity to hold a baby, touch their tiny fingers and toes, and to marvel in the miracle of birth. Thankfully for me and my kids, God did not give me children until my late thirties, [...]

Do you have it ALL?

From an early age, I was sold on the idea of having it all. The iconic buzz phrase for women, having it all, included a balanced trilogy of finance, fun and family. A life where wealth, romance, travel and wine abound, complete with a doting husband and a couple of well-behaved kids who were bound [...]

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