One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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Thankful Thursday: Me and My Mama

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Photo credit: Craig Ashby taken at book signing of "Dream Come True"

"My identity rests firmly and happily in one fact: I am my mother's daughter." -Spanglish

 Everyone knows that it takes a village to raise a child. And for me, my mama, Cecilia Griffin Golden, is at the heart of my village.
She has been there for me in so many ways, but she really shows up in force when I have my kids. She shows me what to do, steps in when I'm fatigued, and makes lots and lots of food. She mellows me, even though she has been known to be a little hyper herself! :-)

 Many reading this might not be impressed because "that's what moms do". However, providing that support is impressive. And receiving that support is life changing. It gives me the courage to relax in who I am and to give my children the best part of me.

 Our relationship is perfectly imperfect. Sometimes we argue. And sometimes we get on each others nerves. That's the nature of all relationships. But what we are, in our glorious imperfection are mother and daughter. I have no story without her. My character is stronger because of her. And the life that I live is a function of the sacrifices she made for me and the vision she had for my life. 
So on this, dreary, rainy, Thursday, I want to publicly give thanks for my mom and all that she does for me. I'm grateful for it. And although I've come to rely on it, I do not take it for granted.

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