MOTHERS ARE BLESSED

ByKearnCherry

Mothers,itisourresponsibilitytomakeourchildrenhave a solid foundation. As parents, we must be involved in our children’s activities. Sometimes that means making sacrificesinourcareersandbusinesses.

My husband and I realized that we had to make some financial sacrifices in order to ensure that our children hadplentyofopportunitiestobesuccessful.Wedidalot oftravelingfortournamentswhichreallyhelpedwithmy daughters getting scholarships. Of course it also meant no family vacation, delay in shopping, and many other things.

Beingamotherinvolvesalotofsleeplessnights.I’msure my mother who raised five children alone while working twojobsworriedaboutusnightandday.

Lookingback,Irealizeshewasdeterminedtokeepusoutofharm’sway.Inowrealize shepassedthatontomeaswell.

Though being a mother sometimes can be tough, the rewards can be endless. As mothers we sometimes give up everything for our children from our freedom, sometimes our career, our passion and even our figure. Mostly we do this so our childrenareabletobecompletelyindependentandsuccessful.

Even though as mothers we do sacrifice a lot. Many of us become caregivers to our parentsaswellwhilestilltakingcareofourkids.Thereisagreatrewardformanyofus. An experience that I like to call priceless. That’s right, grand-babies make all the hard workandsacrificesworthit.BeingamotheristrulyaBLESSING!

Dr.KarenHillsPrudenisalivingexamplethata ‘dream deferred is not a dream denied’. Dr. Pruden transformed her life from a teenage bride to a well-known global powerhouse. She has motivated thousands of female professionals to elevate their competencies and pursue career goals that they once thoughtweredeadorimpossible.Herblueprint issimple,‘NoExcuses,MakeItHappen!’

Dr. Pruden has decades of experience in leadership, influencing others through global speaking, coaching, workshops, and authoring bestselling books. A multi-preneur, Dr. Pruden works as a Chief Human Resource Officer for Norfolk State University, an 86 year old HBCU. She is the CEO of Pruden Global Business Solutions Consulting, and the CEO/Founder of theSisterLeadersConference.Asifanyofthose roles are not a full-time job alone, Dr. Pruden rose in the ranks of the NAACP to become president of the Virginia Beach Branch for the largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Theresheprotects,fightsforandadvocatesfor 450,000 citizens. She was re-elected unopposed to allow her to continue the important work of civil rights advocacy within thecity.

Dr. Pruden has been interviewed on the Kim JacobsShow,BelieveinYourDreamsTelevision, Roland Martin Unfiltered, ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates. She has been a featured speaker at Virginia Society for Human Resource Management, Society for Diversity, Black Wall Street,SpeakerConandsomuchmore.

Dr. Karen Hills Pruden is the proud mother of threechildrenandsixgrandchildren.

Dr.KarenHillsPruden www.drkarenhillspruden.com www.sisterleadersconference.com

Kearn Cherry is a speaker, coach, author and owner of KKonnections with over twenty years of creating and planning events. KKonnections assist others with creating events, visibility, creating your own anthology, your own magazine, membership program and more. SheistheownerofPRNHomeCarewhichis26 years old and assists caregivers in taking care of their loved ones at home. She has over 35 yearsinthehealthcarefieldandholdsadegree inOccupationalTherapy.Sheisalsothecreator anddirectoroftheLevelUpSummitandPower UpSummitwhichwillbeheldinLondon.Sheis co-founder and director of the Success Women'sConference.

Mrs. Cherry is a twenty-two times bestselling author and has been the visionary author of four#1Bestsellerincluding,“Undefeated”,“Make ItHappen”and“TrailblazersI&II”.KearnCherry has been featured in Essence Magazine twice as the “Comeback Queen”, confirming her commitment to exemplify dynamic business agility.RecentlyfeaturedonBlackEnterprise,VIP Magazine,SpeakersMagazine,SheenMagazine, Courageous Magazine and her very own, are amongst her favorites. In 2022 she officially released her own magazine publication, KKonnectionsMagazine.

KearnCherryhasbeenmarriedtoherhusband, Dennis, for thirty-seven years. They have been fortunatetoraisethreechildren,DannanCherry (Sharee), who has his own national moving company; Dr Jasmine Padgett, MD (Korian); Dr Denise Cherry, DMD in addition two grandbabies (Dannan, Jr and Kimberly with anotheroneontheway).

KearnCherry www.calendly.com/kearncherry/visibility www.kearncherry.com www.powerupsummit.com