Taking the kids to school, getting ready for a Zoom meeting, meal planning for the week, scheduling doctor appointments, and worrying about your parents’ recent health scare or the unexpected car bill that isn’t in the budget. Most of...
I wanted to share my favorite relevant book as we encounter another beautiful intersection of early Spring and March, which is Women's History Month. "The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes" written by Du Bose Heyward is about...
Check out these amazing local offerings to keep your kiddos busy (and happy!) this summer.
Thankfulness. Gratitude. Kindness. It’s easy to see gratitude during the holiday seasons, but what about the other 9 months of the year? How do we teach and then practice gratitude for the rest of the year? Almost three years...
As my divorce becomes final, the weight of being a single parent becomes very real. Unfortunately my ex and I do not have any kind of positive co-parenting relationship and I have sole custody of the children, mainly because...
My kids were most recently voted Most Likely to Throw a Tantrum (by me), so I'm definitely not coming from a place of expertise. This is guidance gleaned from years of doing everything wrong so hopefully you don't have...
"You’re gonna miss this, you’re gonna want this back, you’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast..." Some of you may know this song by Trace Adkins (“You’re Gonna Miss This”).
That is what I tell myself as...
Class Valentines are always a thing I don’t plan well. It comes around ever year at the same time, but I still am surprised when it comes around again.
Wanting to do something not immediately destined for the recycling bin,...
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 I still get to teach,...
I did a presentation with my group of senior parents and they expressed some issues with the new Better FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). I wanted to provide some more specific tips to help.
Did you know you...
Checking notifications or mindlessly scrolling Facebook and Instagram has become a part of almost everyone’s daily routine (often multiple times a day), but what if you spent a day not instantly knowing the latest news? The news stories would...
If you’ve been looking for a school that prioritizes community, literacy, and faith-based education, you should get to know Ascension Catholic School. My name is Emily Weitz, and I am a local mother of 3: Dagny (2nd grade), James...
With 2024 just starting, it is crazy to think that Spring Break is right around the corner. When I think of Spring Break, my mental image is the warm weather, feet in the sand, and listening to the ocean....
Today someone came out to my house. I received an unexpected comment about the messiness of my house. “You must be embarrassed to have a house like this. Why didn’t you spend some time to clean it before I...
In + Around Dayton
Bloom :: An Event for Moms! {2024}
Bloom is an event for new and expecting moms, foster moms, and adoptive moms (recommended for any mom up to toddler age!), and other...
