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The Saturday before Thanksgiving is not just any day, it’s National Adoption Day!
It’s a day to raise awareness. Currently, there are more than 111,000 children in the U.S. who are waiting for their adoptive (forever) family. Many of these...
Presenting the Dayton Moms Blog mom-sourced holiday gift guide.
I don’t like holidays.
There. I said it out loud. What I’m about to say may unintentionally hurt feelings, but during this super peppy time of the year, I am a full-on Grinch.
Let me be clear for a moment....
On the drive to church, my 6-year-old announced she was 'taking a break' from ballet and tap. I sat there. Pondered in my brain (because she LOVES dancing). Asked her a few questions. Then looked at my husband, we...
Gotcha! I don't really want you to avoid them, I want you to understand them - and hopefully join or otherwise support them. Wink. Wink.
(Some groups are called a PTA- Parent Teacher Association, and some are called PTO- Parent Teacher...
The holiday season is always full of excitement and what seems like endless activities. That's why this year I'm going to actually stay "home" for the holidays. I'm not going to allow others, or myself to feel bad about...
If you cross paths with my 94-year-old grandfather on one of his 10-mile bike rides, you wouldn’t know that he once trekked the mountains of Italy. Or that he carried supplies up those mountains and helped injured soldiers back...
Wanna hear something crazy? I'm a proud mom to two beautiful kiddos, neither of whom is adopted -and I've never had the experience of labor. Never. Not even a little.
When my first baby was born, I was only 33...
When someone close to you dies, you're left feeling so empty for a really long time. At least that's how I felt when my dad died a little over 7 years ago. I remember the day it happened like...
If you catch a glimpse of any ad promoting the popular NBC drama This Is Us, then you’re bound to see images of a beautiful, happy family. Their arms are wrapped around each other, their heads may be thrown...
From the backseat of my car, a gleeful little voice proudly announces, "I wear sunglasses ... just like Mommy."
“Just like Mommy.” Simple words, right?
Motherhood, I’ve learned, is anything but simple.
This declaration shouldn't come as a surprise. My daughter follows...
O Christmas Bucket List
O Christmas Bucket List
How lovely are your checkmarks!
It's almost time for the holiday season! All the hustle and bustle. All the events and to-dos. All the stress and exhaustion. Oh, wait. That's not how Christmas is...
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 year in a row, our...
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...
