For a long time, I struggled to find the right symbol for Mom Leaves A Legacy. Not because there weren’t beautiful options. But because none of them fully captured what this space has become. Mom Leaves A Legacy didn’t start as a brand strategy or a perfectly planned business idea. It started as something much…
I was thinking recently about the kind of advice I would give another mom who was trying to grow something. Maybe she’s starting a blog like I did.Maybe she’s building a small business.Maybe she’s working toward a dream that feels important but is growing slower than she hoped. I know exactly what I would tell…
There are seasons in life when finances don’t feel like numbers on a spreadsheet. They feel like giants. Debt that won’t go away.Bills that keep piling up.Paychecks that disappear before the week is over. And sometimes the hardest part isn’t the numbers themselves. It’s the voice in your head whispering, “You should have done better.”…
We live in a world obsessed with financial results. Net worth.Debt payoff timelines.Income milestones. Everywhere you turn, success is measured by outcomes. Bigger numbers. Faster progress. Visible abundance. But for many moms managing the day-to-day finances of their homes, the reality often looks very different. The budget still feels tight.The emergency fund still feels small.Progress…
On the surface, budgeting looks simple. Write down your income.List your expenses.Make a plan for your money. But sometimes the hardest part of budgeting isn’t the math. It’s opening the numbers in the first place. Earlier this year, I found myself completely avoiding our finances. Not because I didn’t know how to manage them, but…
I wish I could tell you obedience comes easily to me.It doesn’t. I’m a clarity-before-commitment kind of person. I like spreadsheets, plans, forecasts, and clearly labeled categories. I like knowing where something is going before I fully step into it. I’m the one who Googles the volleyball tournament location days in advance to check parking…
I used to pray for patience. I don’t anymore. Because I’ve learned something about how God answers that prayer. Motherhood doesn’t just test your patience.It tests your faith. It tests what you believe about God when you’re exhausted.When you’ve repeated yourself ten times.When you’re praying for change, and nothing seems to shift.When you’re showing up…
When I started Mom Leaves A Legacy back in March, I thought I was building a finance blog. I had ideas.I had plans.I had structure. What I didn’t have… was growth. It didn’t take off the way I expected. It didn’t move quickly. It didn’t feel easy. And if I’m honest, there were days I…
There was a time when our finances felt predictable. We used to sit down and plan our income weeks — sometimes months — in advance. We could see what was coming. Bills were covered ahead of time. Occasionally, we even had a small surplus sitting there at the end of the week. There was a…
I want to start off by saying that while I may not have known Ashley on a deeply personal level, the love, care, support, and faith she poured into my daughter is something I will never forget. Some mornings divide a town into before and after. February 16th was one of those mornings. In a…