This topic has weighed heavy on my heart for some time now. It is something I have struggled with immensely over the years and feel completely silly about. I usually have to dig deep within to even allow myself...
One day, I got tired of seeing all of the perfectly clean houses on Instagram without a single toy in sight. My house never looks like that. Well, when we’re expecting company it looks like that for approximately five...
My husband’s grandma is dying. We drove up and said our goodbyes tonight. She is the most amazing woman, a true legacy. A woman known for her faith and traditions and open arms. We left knowing this will be...
Where there is an injustice, you will be sure to find me. Marching alongside in protest. Fighting for the underdog. Passionately defending rights. No administration is immune, no cause too minor. From Washington D.C. to the streets of Dayton, OH. Shouting from the rooftops and...
This is a blog about a bad habit.
It's a bad habit that has crept in so quietly that you might not notice, but even so, it takes a little bit of the joy out of every event. And it...
Imagine your neighbor just put in a beautiful, inground pool complete with a volleyball net, slide, diving board and beautiful landscaping. You admire the pool from afar and think it is very nice, but swimming is just not your...
It’s been one of those super long parenting days, the kind that requires multiple cups of coffee. The kind of day where you lock yourself in the bathroom just to get a second alone (We've all been there, right?!)....
One of my favorite things in the entire world is going out on dates with my husband. 19 years ago we went out on our very first date and started a whirlwind of a ride. We would go out...
Six words.
“You have early onset Alzheimer’s Disease.”
It only took six words to immediately and irrevocably change my family’s life.
After almost a year of searching for answers to why my 48-year-old husband was forgetting basic things like what day it...
One benefit of homeschooling my children is continuing to learn right along with them. It took teaching my children to realize just how much I really didn’t know, or at least didn't remember from school. A few years ago,...
I know I’m not a PC mom.
PC, or politically correct, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is, “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities should be eliminated.”
It means something to me when I...
We are about 3 weeks into our state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and what was initially presented as a short(er) term response is now settling in for the long haul. There was a honeymoon period for many of...
George Floyd's call to his mother should be a call to ALL moms right now. We need your voice with us now more than ever to make a better future for our children.
Oh, the joy of teenage years. One...
Tired Mama, Tired Mama What Do You See: Inspired by Eric Carle and Tired Mamas Everywhere
Tired Mama, tired Mama what do you see?
I see a stack of laundry looking at me.
Tired Mama, tired Mama what do you see?
I see...
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...
