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Talk about being caught off guard…but those were the words from my newly turned 14-year-old and youngest child one typical, busy Friday evening after a very long week of work, as I was cleaning up the kitchen sink that had been piling up all day.  My immediate instinct was to respond “Absolutely Not!” as IContinue reading ““Mommy, are you happy with your life now?””

There must be thousands of quotes out there and advice on that tiny 4 letter word “fear” and how it has the ability to debilitate one when we allow it to overpower us. The truth is we all have fears but the extent of its impact on our lives depends largely on how we manageContinue reading “Getting Up Close and Personal with Fear”

I remember it was a beautiful May day and I was a foreign college student in the United States when I was invited to a graduation party of a Nigerian student by a friend and that was where my life would forever be changed. At the party I was asked to dance by a handsomeContinue reading “Journeying from Different Worlds to Building a Lasting Marriage”

Some may call this straight from a fairytale but this is my reality.  While my classmates were prepping for junior prom, I was dropping out of high school to care for my ailing mother.  By age 19, I’d lost my beloved mother who was the matriarch of our family.  Couple that with being a youngContinue reading “Flipping the Script on Grief I Broke Barriers as an Entrepreneur”

The wise phrase, “It takes a village to raise a child” was one I had to learn the meaning of the hard way.  As a newly-wed and mother of a toddler boy, followed by a devastating miscarriage, the grieving process weighed heavily on me and everyday was a challenge.  The situation was exacerbated by theContinue reading “Building a Village to Raise my Queen, I Founded an Organization”

What is a frenemy?  According to Merriam-Webster, “A frenemy is a person who is or pretends to be a friend but who is also in some ways an enemy or rival.” And so begins the story of our featured queen this month. As a young girl, I have always surrounded myself with female friends mostlyContinue reading “My Flee from “Frenemy” to Peace and Victory”

“If you’re not growing you’re dying” is a common phrase from the famous motivational speaker, Tony Robbins. And it couldn’t be any truer than in the following queen’s story…  If you are attentive and in synch with your life’s quest, you will surely experience many “Ah Ha!” moments in life that can lead to groundbreakingContinue reading “The Epiphany That Led to My Career Breakthrough”

I didn’t exactly have your textbook upbringing. Born in the northeastern parts of the United States, I have no recollection of my birth mother and was adopted by an older couple from the rural south. After being brought up by my adoptive parents in a strict, Baptist home, at the age of 15, I movedContinue reading “Never Let Your Past Dictate Your Future”

The year 2020 for most of us will likely go down in history as the most challenging. However, there’s a wise saying “Focus on the Positive”. I couldn’t agree more with that saying as I’ve come to realize that the more you focus on the positive, the less the impact of the Negative. As aContinue reading “3 Ways Queen Moms Can Raise Happy Kids in Challenging Times”

At the age of 19, I fell in love with my prince charming who was 16 years older than I was, had a very successful career and treated me like a princess.  By age 21, we had a traditional African marriage ceremony but hadn’t done the legal wedding in the United States. This legal weddingContinue reading “Climbing From the Depths of the Earth to Shooting Stars”