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Barbados | Support Your Girlfriends!

Barbados Support Your Girlfriends

What is Support Your Girlfriends? Founder, Nikkia McClain of Tene Nicole Marketing and Public Relations is a huge advocate for building a community of supportive women.  She created an initiative to foster a community of supportive women and her three concepts are SupportHer, Pow(H)er and CelebrateHER.  She also created an annual trip for Support Your Girlfriends that has gained recognition from the likes of Forbes, Essence, HelloBeautiful, MadameNoire, Blavity, XONecole and many more! The Retreat Day1 The 6th annual trip took place this year on the beautiful island of Barbados at the Crane resort.  Rum punch was served upon arrival...

PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR ADULTHOOD: The Burleson Approach

BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION: PREPARING YOUR CHILD FOR ADULTHOOD

This past week we celebrated my second-born son, Nehemiah’s 18th birthday! They say the days are long, but the years are short. Boy, do I certainly feel that now as I am parenting two out of my three kids in an adult space. I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting and have become very intentional about making sure I enjoy every moment while giving my children an autonomous space to navigate their independence.  As a parent we go through many stages and are evolving alongside our children. Now that my two boys are grown, I have to switch my focus...

The Journey Of Love: Reflecting On 20 Years Of Togetherness 

The Journey Of Love: Reflecting On 20 Years Of Togetherness

This past month Nate and I celebrated 20 years of marriage! It’s hard to believe that we’ve been together for two decades already. Sometimes it feels like yesterday we were two youngins in college just trying to figure out life. God has been so good to us!  Upon further reflection, it got me thinking about all the stages we have been through together and how we have come out even stronger. Marriage is one of the most complex relationships we can have. You hear people say all the time,  “marriage is hard work.”  That may be true, but it also...