Jackie R

My mom, Jackie Riggins, has conquered all. She struggled as a young single parent to raise me, a child with mild terets syndrome and ADD. She always carried 3 jobs at one time to make ends meet and keep a roof over our head. When I was 6 she worked at Boeing and had a crane fall and crush her foot leaving her with bill after bill and no money to support us. My father left us when I was 6 months old and hasn’t contacted us since. Because of the accident, we had to move in with my great grandma. I remember hearing my mom weep at night and cry herself to sleep. Her determination turned into inspiration when she then took a leap of faith and started a new career in cosmetology and was successful until her new store was robbed and again left with nothing. She worked through several jobs while being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia leaving her in terrible pain so much that her hands and feet would debilitate her for days. She was and is the best mom you could ever ask for. Anything I needed, she’d find a way to make it work. About 10 years ago she came upon an industry called staging. She begged and borrowed to get the money needed to become educated in staging and real estate, by taking design, feng-shui, real estate, and staging courses and now, with constant dedication and the pursuit to follow her dreams; 10 years later has made one of the most successful home staging training courses in the US and has been in Magazines as one of the most influential business women of 2007. If it wasn’t for all the faith, strength and determination in her soul and her vow to make a life for her and I, we wouldn’t be where we are today; successful and happy. Now she is happily married with 2 stepsons me and my beautiful family. My mom is my best friend and through all the ups and downs she’s never complained. She got back up and kept going until success came knocking on her door. I truly believe she is the best mom out there and should be picked for the favorite mom award.