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Cheryl Brackemyre

Cheryl Brackemyre
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Hey local mommas! I grew up in Centerville, but I now live in Wilmington with my husband Tony. Together we have 6 kids, Joe, and his wife Allison, Austin, and his wife Hannah, Sydney and her husband Hayden, Andrew and his wife Lauren and our littles, Max and Eli. Did I mention we are a little nuts starting over with this parenting thing when we are 45+? We are officially adding new titles to our names in 2022- Tiki and Jeep (our version of Grandma and Grandpa). My husband and I are both ministers, and we get to work together in a local church. We were both married before and brought our families together in 2010. After a few years of marriage we felt God's leading for us to adopt. We added Max to our family in 2014 and Eli joined us in 2017, our quiver is officially full! Blending our family has been an adventure! Add some ex-spouses and two birth mommas and we have ourselves a crazy crew! Coffee is my love language. The beach is my happy place and I long to have my toes in the sand. I love being part of the team at Dayton Mom Collective.

The Puzzle

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Growing up, my mom would break out a new puzzle in the winter. We knew what she was up to when she brought out the card table in our basement, set it up, and...

Tastes Like Christmas {My Mom’s Cookie Recipes}

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I decided I am going to bake a few cookie recipes this year. My mom passed away in 2017, and I hung up my Christmas cookie baking apron that year because I didn't have it...

The Piano {Memories of Mom}

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I have precious memories of my mom playing piano. The melodies she played echo in my heart as I think about my childhood, and they remain a soundtrack to those memories. My brothers and I all...

Penny the Horse {Core Memories That Span Generations}

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I have a second batch of kids. I liked the first batch, who are now grown adults and amazing people, but my husband and I decided to do it again. Many memories that our...

Sweet Fall Recipes

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With the temps dropping, I up my coffee game and consumption, and what goes well with coffee? A sweet fall treat, and I am here for it. The fall season unlocks so many of the amazing...

Restoration Stories {A Catalyst for Change}

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It all started with Spencer. He loved to cut grass and do amazing makeovers of the yards of people who needed help and many who felt overwhelmed. He didn't care what the reason was, he...

Short-Sighted {Going the Extra Mile for Family}

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I never understood why they did it. I thought they were ridiculous. Boy was I wrong; I was so short-sighted. My former in-laws would drive three-plus hours to visit my big boys when they were...

Bowling Love {Kids Bowl Free Summer Program}

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I've bowled a few times. In the 80s and 90s, that was a cool youth group outing. My Girl Scout troop went a few times, too. It is not that I didn't like bowling;...

Lick the Wallpaper {Life Lessons from Willy Wonka}

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Willy Wonka is one of my favorite movies (not the new one, but the OG). I watched it as a child and used to pretend to play "finding the golden ticket." There are so...

One of the Boys {Reflections of a Blended Family}

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We have a blended family. Just a week ago, I was talking with my husband and he said in conversation, "One of our boys did this one time." I stopped and got pretty emotional thinking about...

Sporting the Stanley {Longtime Fan of the Brand}

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I did it - being very cheap and bargain hunter-minded - and bought a Stanley. I'm not a jump-on-the-bandwagon type of gal. I have a thermos from the same brand that got me through many...

Parenting Like a Police Officer

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Our second batch of kiddos has been a challenge since day one and has caused us to learn new and better ways to parent them with their set of challenges and ways we need...

Sweet Words

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I recently ran into a family that I had known for decades. We had a sweet relationship back then; our families would share meals, worship at church together, and serve together. I had such...

She Was Lying On the Floor With Him {A School’s Unsung Heroes}

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I'm a substitute teacher. I secretly always wanted to be a school teacher. I played it every single time I played school when I was a little girl. God led me down a different path, and...