Cheryl Brackemyre
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.
Say It with Kindness or Don’t Say It at All
If you can't say anything nice... don't say anything at all.
This phrase is a one I heard growing up over and over again, and I think we all need to ponder this before we...
He Hugged Her First
He left for college 7 weeks ago and I counted down the days until he would come home for his first visit. Oh, how I had missed him. His smile, his help, even the way...
Happy Retirement, Ovaries!
I thought I would be sad.
I thought that I would cry and feel a loss.
I thought it would be devastating, the day my ovaries entered retirement.
When I turned 42, my body started to change...
Martin Luther King Junior and My Little Boy
Several years ago we headed to see the Indiana Pacers play a game of hoops. Our daughter was playing in a college game after the NBA at Banker's Life Stadium, so we bought some...
Her Name is Kate
Her name is Kate. She is the mother of my son. She is an addict. She changed who I am.
Pursuing adoption is not an easy adventure. Our adventure began with a woman named Kate,...
My Inheritance
Our family just finalized our second adoption.
The final adoption hearing is pretty formal. Complete with a lawyer, a judge, a bailiff and a courtroom full of family and friends. 4 years ago we adopted...
Celebrating Adoption
How many of you saw pictures, like this one with the smiley face on a hand, circulating on social media last November in celebration of World Adoption Day? On November 9th, for the 5th...
Take Care of Yourself
I went 15 years without going to the dentist. 6 years without going to the doctor for a check up.
In that time, I had 2 small children, who never missed a dental check-up, and...
The No Thank You Bite
Mealtime is a struggle with my 4-year-old.
We sit at the table and he looks for any distraction, from the grain of the wood on the table to the art on the walls.
When he does actually...
The Heart of DMB: New Life Clinic
Very dear to the heart of this Dayton Mom Blogger is the New Life Clinic. Nestled right in the center of the town of Wilmington, OH is this amazing place that offers hope and...
Parenting 2.0
At 25, I welcomed my first bundle of joy into this world, and of course I had read everything I could get my hands on and KNEW everything there was to know about being...
5 Crock Pot Recipes – Even After This Is Us!
I love the Crock Pot.I have used and abused 5 Crock Pots in my time as a mother and could not LIVE without one. In fact, in my cabinet, I have 2, because one...