Anxiety and depression. These two diseases affect countless people but so many suffer silently. Our culture seems to have a stigma surrounding mental health and few people are willing to talk openly about their struggles.
If you search the Internet,...
Friends, in my opinion, are one of the most essential needs in surviving motherhood (dare I even say life in general?). They are the ones who stand by your side, no matter what. They will fight with you, laugh...
It's wedding season and this time of year has me reminiscing on my own love story. I've always enjoyed diving headfirst into a good chick flick, drowning in the eyes of some cute guy from the 1800s with a...
Date night…you’ve heard it all before and you usually find yourself asking, “Who has the time?” STOP right now…I can feel you roll your eyes as I write this.
In this post, my message to you is simple, make the...
"No one said we were going to be happy. They just said we made a commitment."
My friend spoke these words to me about her marriage and my heart sank. She and her husband were miserable. She asked me,...
I vividly remember the moment my husband literally bowed down and praised all I had done that day. I mean, really - as a busy mama carrying what feels like the never-ending invisible load, a moment like this is...
I started my career a year after college graduation, and I had such high hopes that I would do so well and be known for my career.
I wanted to become an expert and talk and teach others in my...
Do you remember butterflies? Not the pretty, winged, hatch-out-of-a-cocoon kind. The kind that flutter in your stomach when the person you’re crushing on is around.
The ones you feel the moment that person walks in the door.
Looks over...
Dear Child-Free Friend,
(I call you child-free rather than childless because childless has such a negative connotation to it, doesn't it? I know you're happy as can be, living your life with your husband, and there's no yearning for a...
Happy Pride Month! June is the month that the LGBT+ community gets to celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Even while equal rights are being fought for in regards to race in our country right now, this is a...
She is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Her name is Joy, and she was named so appropriately because she exudes joy.
She is funny (her Tommy Boy impressions will have you in stitches), she is thoughtful,...
Most of us have experienced the “mom dating” phenomenon -- or at least heard of it. You meet a mom at the park or story-time at the library or gymnastics. She seems cool, and she’s baby-wearing with the Tula...
I sat back in my seat and let out a sigh as I had just finished hustling to get my kids situated on the plane (Flying solo with young kids is no joke, y'all!). All of a sudden, my...
If you haven’t read Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages yet, you’ve got to get yourself to the library and check it out. Pun intended. It provided incredible insight to the ways that I receive and give love to...
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...
